- Branche: Software
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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.
Industry:Internet
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 keyboard input, sending output to the display screen, keeping track of files and directories on the disk, and controlling peripheral devices, such as disk drives and printers. Examples of operating systems include DOS, Windows, Sun/OS, UNIX, Linux, FreeBSD, PalmOS, and MacOS.
Industry:Internet
Historically used to transfer files between systems, the standard File Transfer Protocol (FTP) control port is TCP Port 21 in IP networking terminology.
Industry:Internet
Examining a host or network stream for vulnerabilities.
Industry:Internet
Malicious software created by a hacker that encrypts the hard drive of the PC it infects. The hacker then extorts money from the PC’s owner in exchange for decryption software to make the PC’s data usable again.
Industry:Internet
A new method of spreading viruses by using Visual Basic Scripting. It is a problem for users with either Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 or higher, or Microsoft Outlook 98 or higher.
Industry:Internet
Forging an email or IP address to hide one’s location and identity. A spoofed website is one that mimics a real company’s site — mainly financial services sites — to steal private information (passwords, account numbers) from people who are tricked into visiting it.
Industry:Internet
A type of software that transmits personal information to a third party without the user’s knowledge or consent. Spyware seeks to exploit infected computers for commercial gain. It can deliver unsolicited pop-up advertisements, steal personal information (including financial information such as credit card numbers), monitor web-browsing activity for marketing purposes, and route HTTP requests to advertising sites.
Industry:Internet
Anti-virus software that scans a system and optionally cleans or repairs infected files. It usually comes on a CD and includes its own built-in operating system that loads as soon as the user turns on a computer with the CleanBoot media loaded in the appropriate drive.
Industry:Internet
A virus that modifies existing files on a disk, injecting its code into the file where it resides. When the user runs the infected file, the virus runs, too.
Industry:Internet
