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Common Malware Enumeration (CME)
Internet; Internet security
This standard reference system identifies viruses and other malware, and aims to reduce confusion caused when security vendors give different names or aliases for the same threat.
bps
Internet; Internet security
The standard measure of data speed or data transmission is bits per second (bps). It is calculated by how many bits of data are transmitted or received over a one-second period.
administrator
Internet; Internet security
An account on a computer that grants the user privileges to install software, delete files, and manage user accounts. If an administrator is logged into a system when it becomes infected, the virus ...
anti-spam
Internet; Internet security
A type of application that defends enterprises from the threats spam poses (viruses, phishing, directory harvest or DHA, denial-of-service attacks, and intrusions) and reduces unwanted network ...
desktop firewall
Internet; Internet security
This firewall acts as a filter between a computer and the network or Internet. It can scan all incoming and outgoing traffic sent from a computer at the packet level, and determines whether to block ...
media
Internet; Internet security
All removable tapes, disks, CDs, and DVDs that store code and data for use on a PC.
potentially unwanted program (PUP)
Internet; Internet security
Often legitimate software (non-malware) that may alter the security state or the privacy posture of the system on which they are installed. This software can, but not necessarily, include spyware, ...
