3 Terms
Home > Industry/Domain > Software > Anti virus
Anti virus
Software applications for preventing, detecting, and removing malware, including computer viruses, worms, and trojan horses.
Industry: Software
Add a new termContributors in Anti virus
Anti virus
joke programs
Software; Anti virus
Joke programs are not viruses, but may contain a virus if infected or otherwise altered. These are also called practical joke programs.
JavaScript
Software; Anti virus
JavaScript is a scripting language that can run wherever there is a suitable script interpreter such as web browsers, web servers, or the Windows Scripting Host. The scripting environment used to run ...
infection
Software; Anti virus
Infection is the action a virus carries out when it enters a computer system or storage device.
in the wild (ITW)
Software; Anti virus
A virus is "in the wild" (ITW) if it is verified as having caused an infection outside a laboratory situation. Most viruses are in the wild and differ only in prevalence. Also see: zoo virus.
hole
Software; Anti virus
A hole is a vulnerability in the design software and/or hardware that allows circumvention of security measures.
host
Software; Anti virus
Host is a term often used to describe the computer file to which a virus attaches itself. Most viruses run when the computer or user tries to execute the host file.
