If you have an antivirus on the pc then will it delete the worst case viruses sent to the pc?

What I mean by worst case is such as a email that eats away your PC as soon as you get the virus, If you have an antivirus installed to the pc will it delete the whole virus

If you have an antivirus on the pc then will it delete the worst case viruses sent to the pc?pc security

In Most cases an anti-virus software will quarantine the virus if it detects the virus. In which case it will have to have an extensive virus definition list that updates frequently. If it detects the virus then you should have the option to delete or quarantine the virus which will minimize the harmful effects to your pc.

If you have an antivirus on the pc then will it delete the worst case viruses sent to the pc?symantic

There is no such thing as a "PC-eating e-mail virus", that is an old urban legend.

But you must realise that NO anti-virus can ever be relied upon to give 100% protection. None of them do, free or paid. Most only detect about 85 to 95% of all KNOWN viruses. When a brand new virus is released, NO signature-based anti-virus will detect it for several hours up to several days. And over 1200 new variants of viruses and other malware are created by the "black-hats" each and every day.

You should consider an anti-virus program to be your "last line of defense". Safe internet surfing and downloading practices along with maintaining your Windows and all your installed software with all critical updates and security patches should be your frontline defense.