Anti virus

Anti virus

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

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Scanner

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A scanner is a virus detection programme that searches for viruses. Also see: anti-virus software, on-demand scanner, on-access scanner.

Resident virus

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A resident virus loads into memory and remains inactive until a trigger event. When the event occurs, the virus activates, either infecting a file or disk, or causing other consequences. All boot ...

Rogue programme

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A rogue programme is a term the media uses to denote any programme intended to damage programmes or data, or to breach a system's security. It includes Trojan horse programs, logic bombs, and ...

Domain name server (dns)

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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

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

Zoo

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

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