antivirus

antivirus

Technology used to identify and protect users' systems from malicious code, including detecting and removing code already in the system.

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antivirus program

Internet; Internet communication

Software that monitors a computer for viruses by looking for irregularities in a computer system and then comparing its findings to a database of virus information.

antivirus program

Engineering; Electronic engineering

A computer program or utility designed to detect and eliminate viruses and Trojan horses in a computer system.

antivirus update

Computer; Components; Software testing

Periodic update from software manufacturers to their antivirus software.

antivirus program

Software; Operating systems

A computer program designed to detect and respond to malicious software, such as viruses and worms. Responses may include blocking user access to infected files, cleaning infected ...

zombie

Software; Anti virus

A zombie is a PC that has been infected with a virus or Trojan horse that puts it under the remote control of an online hijacker. The hijacker uses it to generate spam or launch ...

domain name server (dns)

Software; Anti virus

A DNS server helps users find their way around the Internet by translating each web site’s IP address, which is a string of numbers, into its easy-to-remember domain name.

zoo virus

Software; Anti virus

A zoo virus exists in the collections of researchers and has never infected a real-world computer system. Also see: in the wild.

zoo

Software; Anti virus

A zoo is a collection of viruses used for testing by researchers. Also see: in the wild, zoo virus.

worm

Software; Anti virus

Worms are parasitic computer programs that replicate, but unlike viruses, do not infect other computer program files. Worms can create copies on the same computer, or can send the ...

ZIP file

Software; Anti virus

A ZIP file is a compressed file. A zip archive contains compressed collections of zipped files. ZIP files are popular on the Internet because users can deliver multiple files in a ...

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