Anti virus

Anti virus

Software applications for preventing, detecting, and removing malware, including computer viruses, worms, and trojan horses.

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Blog

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A blog is a web site where users regularly post up-to-date journal entries of their thoughts on any subject they choose. It is readable by anyone on the web.

Bimodal virus

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A bimodal virus infects both boot records and files. It is also called a bipartite virus. Also see: boot-sector infector, file virus, multipartite.

Basic input/output system (BIOS)

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It is the part of the operating system that identifies the set of programmes used to boot the computer before it locates the system disk. The BIOS is located in the ROM (Read-Only Memory) area of ...

Joke programmes

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Joke programmes are not viruses, but may contain a virus if infected or otherwise altered. These are also called practical joke programs.

Infection

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Infection is the action a virus carries out when it enters a computer system or storage device.

In the wild (ITW)

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A virus is "in the wild" (ITW) if it is verified as having caused an infection outside a laboratory situation. Most viruses are in the wild and differ only in prevalence. Also see: zoo virus.