Anti virus

Anti virus

Software applications for preventing, detecting, and removing malware, including computer viruses, worms, and trojan horses.

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program infector

Software; Anti virus

A program infector virus infects other program files once an infected application is executed and the activated virus is loaded into memory.

pretty good privacy (PGP)

Software; Anti virus

It is considered the strongest program for encrypting data files and/or email messages on PCs and Macintosh computers. PGP includes authentication to verify the sender of a message and ...

polymorphic virus

Software; Anti virus

Polymorphic viruses create varied (though fully functional) copies of themselves as a way to avoid detection by anti-virus software. Some polymorphic virus use different encryption schemes and ...

piggyback

Software; Anti virus

To piggyback is to gain unauthorized access to a system by exploiting an authorized user's legitimate connection.

Phishing is a form of criminal activity using social engineering techniques through email or instant messaging. Phishers attempt to fraudulently acquire other people’s personal information, such as ...

pharming

Software; Anti virus

Pharming is the exploitation of a vulnerability in DNS server software that allows a hacker to redirect a legitimate web site's traffic to a counterfeit web site. The spoofed site is designed to ...

peer-to-peer (P2P) networking

Software; Anti virus

Peer-to-peer (P2P) networking is a distributed system of file sharing where any PC on the network can see any other PC on the network. Users access each others’ hard drives to download files. This ...