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Anti virus
Software applications for preventing, detecting, and removing malware, including computer viruses, worms, and trojan horses.
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payload
Software; Anti virus
Payload refers to the effects produced by a virus attack. It sometimes refers to a virus associated with a dropper or Trojan horse.
password sniffing
Software; Anti virus
Password sniffing is the use of a sniffer to capture passwords as they cross a network. The network could be a local area network, or the Internet itself. The sniffer can be hardware or software. ...
password attacks
Software; Anti virus
A password attack is an attempt to obtain or decrypt a legitimate user's password. Hackers can use password dictionaries, cracking programs, and password sniffers in password attacks. Defense against ...
overwriting virus
Software; Anti virus
An overwriting virus copies its code over its host file's data, thus destroying the original program. Disinfection is possible, although files cannot be recovered. It is usually necessary to delete ...
operating system
Software; Anti virus
The operating system (OS) is the underlying software that enables you to interact with the computer. The operating system controls computer storage, communications, and task management functions. ...
on-demand scanner
Software; Anti virus
An on-demand scanner is a virus scanner the user starts manually. Most on-demand scanners allow the user to set various configurations and to scan specific files, folders, and disks.
on-access scanner
Software; Anti virus
An on-access scanner is a real-time virus scanner that scans disks and files automatically in the background as the computer accesses the files.
