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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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Tracking Cookies

Software; Anti virus

A Tracking Cookie is any Cookie used for tracking users' surfing habits. Tracking Cookies are a form of Tracking Technology. They are typically used by advertisers wishing to analyze and manage ...

Tracking Software

Software; Anti virus

Software that monitors user behavior, or gathers information about the user, sometimes including personally identifiable or other sensitive information, through an executable program

Automatic Download Software designed to install or reinstall software by downloading slowly in the background so the download is less noticeable (and does not impair other functions). Tricklers are ...

Trojan

Software; Anti virus

A program that appears to do one thing but actually does another (a.k.a. Trojan Horse)

User

Software; Anti virus

The system owner or the designated administrator. In a household, this is commonly the person operating the computer

United Virtualities Persistent Identification Element

Software; Anti virus

(PIE) United Virtualities PIE is a Tracking Technology designed to be an alternative to a Cookie, utilizing Macromedia Flash. It is an example of a Passive Tracking Technology

Virus

Software; Anti virus

Code that recursively replicates a possibly evolved copy of itself. Viruses infect a Host File or system area, or they simply modify a reference to such objects to take control and then multiply ...