Home > Terms > English, UK (UE) > Trigger
Trigger
An event programmed by a malware author that activates a threat, such as a date, the number of days since an infection occurred, or a sequence of keystrokes. When the trigger event occurs, it activates the virus, which then activates its payload.
This is auto-generated content. You can help to improve it.
0
0
Improve it
- Part of Speech: noun
- Synonym(s):
- Blossary:
- Industry/Domain: Internet
- Category: Internet security
- Company: McAfee
- Product:
- Acronym-Abbreviation:
Other Languages:
Member comments
Terms in the News
Featured Terms
Industry/Domain: Baked goods Category: Cakes
Polvilhar
1. Cobrir de pó, de polvilho; empoar. 2. Cobrir ou salpicar de sal, farinha, açúcar etc. 3. Salpicar com uma substância granular ou em pó.
Contributor
Featured blossaries
LaurentN
0
Terms
2
Blossaries
0
Followers
4G LTE network architecture
Category: Technology 1 60 Terms
Browers Terms By Category
- Industrial automation(1051)
Automation(1051) Terms
- Authors(2488)
- Sportspeople(853)
- Politicians(816)
- Comedians(274)
- Personalities(267)
- Popes(204)
People(6223) Terms
- Health insurance(1657)
- Medicare & Medicaid(969)
- Life insurance(359)
- General insurance(50)
- Commercial insurance(4)
- Travel insurance(1)
Insurance(3040) Terms
- Film titles(41)
- Film studies(26)
- Filmmaking(17)
- Film types(13)
Cinema(97) Terms
- Bridge(5007)
- Plumbing(1082)
- Carpentry(559)
- Architecture(556)
- Flooring(503)
- Home remodeling(421)