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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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Trojan horse

Software; Anti virus

A Trojan horse is a malicious programme that pretends to be a benign application. It purposefully does something the user does not expect. Trojans are not viruses since they do not replicate, but ...

Time bomb

Software; Anti virus

A time bomb is a malicious action triggered at a specific date or time. Also see: logic bomb.

Timestamp

Software; Anti virus

The timestamp is the time of creation or last modification recorded on a file or another object. Users can usually find the timestamp in the Properties section of a file.

A scareware that uses SQL injection to force scripts into legitimate website URLs to redirect users to a page warning them that their PCs are infected with malware that can be removed by downloading ...

R commands

Software; Anti virus

Remote commands used in Unix between trusted servers. When used between trusted hosts, the trusted server does not need a password to be accessed from the trusted server. Rlogin, rsh and rcp have the ...

Alert

Software; Anti virus

A message about computer activity, such as a threat detection, that can be sent automatically to system administrators or users according to a predefined configuration. See also notifications.

Microsoft Security Essentials

Software; Anti virus

Microsoft Security Essentials is a free antivirus product that provides protection against different types of malware such as computer virus, spyware, rootkits and trojan horses. It uses the same ...