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Antivirus Software (AV)

Last updated August 24, 2026
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CLI 
di get-glossary --slug antivirus-software-av
REST 
GET https://api.decisioninsights.ai/api/public/v1/glossary/0ba1c675-5abe-420a-b289-582d24e6df7d
Test via MCP 
curl -X POST https://mcp.decisioninsights.ai/api/mcp-public \
  -H "content-type: application/json" \
  -H "accept: application/json, text/event-stream" \
  -d '{"id":1,"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"tools/call","params":{"arguments":{"slug":"antivirus-software-av"},"name":"di_get_term"}}'

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The record

This is what the machine sees: the exact JSON-LD an agent receives for this listing.

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What we add

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A glossary entry defines a term and stops there. It doesn't show where the term is actually being used or written about. We track and link every article that covers it.

BlogPosting ABB FLXeon Controllers Identified with Multiple Vulnerabilities BlogPosting AVEVA Discloses Vulnerability in Application Server IDE BlogPosting Rockwell Automation Reports Vulnerabilities in Studio 5000 Simulation Interface and 9 more on this page

The person who sent this agent gets an answer they can act on

Somebody dispatched this agent to evaluate Antivirus Software for a real decision: a shortlist, a vendor comparison, a purchase. "Antivirus Software makes X" isn't something they can act on; they need to know the claim is real and where it came from. Follow one enriched link from Act 2 and see what the agent can actually hand back to them:

  1. The record DefinedTerm Antivirus Software
  2. One of its 12 linked records BlogPosting ABB FLXeon Controllers Identified with Multiple Vulnerabilities https://decisioninsights.ai/abb-flxeon-controllers-identified-with-multiple-vulnerabilities/
  3. The primary source CreativeWork cisa.gov https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-25-310-03 Original author: CISA

Our summary is written by Decision Insights Threat Desk. The source keeps its own byline, credited above. Both are in the JSON.