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Anti virus

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

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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 single container, ...

Windows scripting

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Windows Scripting Host (WSH) is a Microsoft-integrated module that lets programmers use any scripting language to automate operations throughout the Windows desktop.

Spyware

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Spyware is a wide range of unwanted programmes that exploit infected computers for commercial gain. They can deliver unsolicited pop-up advertisements, steal personal information (including financial ...

Spim

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Spim is spam for instant messaging. The messages can be simple unsolicited ads, or fraudulent phishing mail. Also see: spam, phishing.

Shared drive

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A shared drive is a disc drive available to other computers on the network. Shared drives use the Universal Naming Convention (UNC) to differentiate themselves from other drives. Also see: mapped ...

Sparse infector

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Sparse infector viruses use conditions before infecting files. Examples include files infected only on the 10th execution or files that have a maximum size of 128kb. These viruses use the conditions ...

Spam philtre

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A spam philtre is a programme used to detect unsolicited email to prevent spam from making it to a user's inbox. philtres use heuristics, keyword scans, whitelists and blacklists, and other ...