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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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fast infector
Software; Anti virus
Fast infector viruses, when active in memory, infect not only executed programs, but also other programs that are open at the same time. Thus, running an application, such as anti-virus software, ...
dropper
Software; Anti virus
A dropper is a carrier file that installs a virus on a computer system. Virus authors often use droppers to shield their viruses from anti-virus software. The term injector often refers to a dropper ...
false positive
Software; Anti virus
A false positive error occurs when anti-virus software wrongly claims that a virus is infecting a clean file. False positives usually occur when the string chosen for a given virus signature is also ...
false negative
Software; Anti virus
A false negative error occurs when anti-virus software fails to indicate that an infected file is truly infected. False negatives are more serious than false positives, although both are undesirable. ...
executable (EXE) file
Software; Anti virus
Usually, it is executed by double-clicking its icon or a shortcut on the desktop, or by entering the name of the program at a command prompt. Executable files can also be executed from other ...
European Institute of Computer Anti-Virus Research
Software; Anti virus
In conjunction with several anti-virus software companies, EICAR has developed a test file for anti-virus software. Also see: EICAR Standard Anti-Virus Test File.
encryption
Software; Anti virus
Encryption is the scrambling of data so that it becomes difficult to unscramble and interpret.
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