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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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cavity virus

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A cavity virus overwrites a part of its host file without increasing the length of the file while also preserving the host's functionality.

bug

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A bug is an unintentional fault in a program that causes actions that neither the user nor the program author intended.

brute-force attack

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A brute-force attack is an attack in which each possible key or password is attempted until the correct one is found. Also see: attack.

browser hijacker

Software; Anti virus

A browser hijacker is a type of spyware that allows the hacker to spy on the infected PC’s browsing activity, to deliver pop-up ads, to reset the browser homepage, and to redirect the browser to ...

A bot network is a network of hijacked zombie computers controlled remotely by a hacker. The hacker uses the network to send spam and launch Denial of Service attacks, and may rent the network out to ...

boot sector infector

Software; Anti virus

A boot-sector infector virus places its starting code in the boot sector. When the computer tries to read and execute the program in the boot sector, the virus goes into memory where it can gain ...

boot sector

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The boot-sector is an area located on the first track of floppy disks and logical disks that contains the boot record. Boot sector usually refers to this specific sector of a floppy disk, whereas the ...