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desktop computer

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A personal computer or workstation designed to reside on or under a desktop.

executable (EXE) file

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An executable file or program that launches a set of operations on a computer. Files with different extensions, like . Dll, are often support files for EXE programs. Viruses commonly infect EXE ...

false alarm, false detection, false positive

Internet; Internet security

Improper malware detection of a clean file. For example, heuristic and generic detection methods can protect users from threats that have not yet been discovered. However, these detection ...

Cookies are small text files placed on a computer’s hard disk that many websites use to store information about pages visited and other settings, either temporary or persistent. For example, cookies ...

domain name system (DNS)

Internet; Internet security

The Internet standard that matches names such as mcafee. Com to the IP address that routes packets to an Internet-connected computer.

Alert Manager

Internet; Internet security

A McAfee utility that configures alerts for various notification methods, such as a pager message or email. Alert Manager allows you to select specific events, such as virus detection, to trigger ...

DLL injector

Internet; Internet security

This infection method is used by a malware author to hide the author’s presence, particularly from desktop firewalls. The malware author codes the threat to inject an additional DLL into an ...