<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (December 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (December 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> Quarantine is a function of antivirus software that isolates infected files on a computer's hard disk . Files put in quarantine are no longer capable of infecting their hosting system . </P> <P> In December, 1988, shortly after the Morris Worm, work started on Quarantine, an anti-malware and file reliability product . Released in April, 1989, Quarantine was the first such product to use file signature instead of viral signature methods . </P>

What is the meaning of quarantine in antivirus