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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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integrity checker
Software; Anti virus
Integrity checkers will alert users when programs attempt to modify critical system files.
internet worm
Software; Anti virus
Malicious programs which spread from system to system, e.g. through email.
macro virus
Software; Anti virus
Viruses which infect data files, chiefly those created in Microsoft Office, often through initially infecting the global template.
malware
Software; Anti virus
Generic term for malicious software including viruses, worms, trojans, adware and spyware.
payload
Software; Anti virus
Actions taken by a virus beyond infecting files, anything from displaying harmless messages to deleting files to making systems unbootable.
polymorphic virus
Software; Anti virus
Viruses which change code every time they infect, avoiding detection by antivirus scanners.
Cookie
Software; Anti virus
A piece of data that a website -- or a third party that was commissioned or approved by the website -- saves on users' hard drives and retrieves when the users revisit that site. Some cookies may use ...
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