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operating system (OS)

Internet; Internet security

The most important program that runs on a computer. Every general-purpose computer must have an operating system to run other programs. Operating systems perform such basic tasks as recognizing ...

file transfer protocol (FTP)

Internet; Internet security

Historically used to transfer files between systems, the standard File Transfer Protocol (FTP) control port is TCP Port 21 in IP networking terminology.

vulnerability scan, vulnerability scanning

Internet; Internet security

Examining a host or network stream for vulnerabilities.

A strong-type program that for encrypting data files and/or email messages on computers. PGP includes authentication to verify the sender of a message and non-repudiation to prevent the sender from ...

risk assessment

Internet; Internet security

This evaluation calculates the likelihood and impact of a successful attack on an organization’s data and assets. McAfee Labs estimates risk for vulnerabilities and threats based on the expected ...

new technology file system (NTFS)

Internet; Internet security

New technology file system is the default formatting system for disk drives used by Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows 2003. Microsoft has updated the NTFS specification to handle ...

.dldr

Internet; Internet security

Part of the McAfee convention for naming viruses and Trojans. This suffix at the end of a detection name indicates the sample is the downloader component of the named sample.