Malware

Malware

Abbreviation for Malicious software, it is a software designed to harm or secretly access a computer system without the owner's informed consent.

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A proxy server is a type of server that facilitates requests to other servers on behalf of the client. A proxy server can be configured to alter the client's request, or the server's response. Proxy ...

ransomware

Software; Malware

Ransomware is a type of malware that prevents use of a computer or access to the data that it contains until the user pays a certain amount to a remote attacker (the "ransom"). Computers that have ...

reinfection

Software; Malware

When a computer becomes infected after having previously been cleaned or disinfected. Reinfection typically occurs when a user repeats usage patterns without completely updating the computer's ...

remote code execution (RCE)

Software; Malware

A situation in which an attacker is able to execute arbitrary code without having physical access to the target system.

remote control software

Software; Malware

A program that provides access to a computer from a remote location. These programs are often installed by the computer owner or administrator, and are only a risk if unexpected.

remote procedure call (RPC)

Software; Malware

An interprocess communication mechanism that enables data exchange and invocation of functionality residing in a different process; that process can be on the same computer, on the local network, or ...

resident

Software; Malware

Malware is resident if it continuously runs in the computer. Malware may make itself, or a copy of itself, resident by making computer changes that automatically set it to run when the computer ...