Anti virus

Anti virus

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

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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 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 ...

injector

Software; Anti virus

See: dropper.

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.