In addition to the similarities between real world hacking groups and Morpheus’ group, there are also similarities between the agents in the matrix simulation and anti-virus software. In the movie, agents were able to track and locate Morpheus’ group wherever they were in the matrix, moving to the location where Morpheus’ group was detected. Real world antivirus systems work by scanning incoming files and code that is passed through a computer’s network traffic [6]. Once the antivirus software finds a match between viruses in its database of known viruses and incoming data, the antivirus isolates the match and removes the malware. This process is similar to how the agents know the aliases of Morpheus’ group and match the group to their descriptions in order to locate them. In the real world just as in the matrix simulation, antivirus programs are effective against the attacking software. A 2016 study found that Microsoft Defender and Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool were 90-98% effective in preventing viruses [5]. However, no antivirus is 100% effective; similarly to the way Neo defeated the agents, there is malware that can evade antivirus software.