Internet security

Internet security

Definitions for common terms and phrases related to security threats, vulnerabilities, and technology.

Contributors in Internet security

Internet security

The specific, exploitable defects to Web 2. 0 sites and applications. The flexible ability of Web 2. 0 sites to absorb new content (especially from unvetted users) combined with the vulnerabilities ...

host

Internet; Internet security

Any computer that has full two-way access to other computers on the Internet.

initialization (INI) file

Internet; Internet security

A location for programs to store instructions or settings that load when the user boots an operating system. Virus authors often use the WIN. INI, SYSTEM. INI, and WININIT. INI files.

password cracker

Internet; Internet security

Software designed to enable a user or administrator to recover lost or forgotten passwords from accounts or data files. In the hands of an attacker, these tools offer access to confidential ...

infected

Internet; Internet security

This term refers to the condition of a file after a virus has inserted malicious code into it. Computer systems are infected if a virus or Trojan is installed and running on that system. Static ...

adware

Internet; Internet security

Software that generates revenue by displaying advertisements targeted at the user. Adware earns revenue from either the vendor or the vendor’s partners. Certain types of adware have the capability ...