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Internet security
Definitions for common terms and phrases related to security threats, vulnerabilities, and technology.
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Log file
Internet; Internet security
An activity record of anti-virus software. Log files record actions during installation, scanning, and updating.
Potentially unwanted programme (PUP)
Internet; Internet security
Often legitimate software (non-malware) that may alter the security state or the privacy posture of the system on which they are installed. This software can, but not necessarily, include spyware, ...
Anti-spam
Internet; Internet security
A type of application that defends enterprises from the threats spam poses (viruses, phishing, directory harvest or DHA, denial-of-service attacks, and intrusions) and reduces unwanted network ...
Administrator
Internet; Internet security
An account on a computer that grants the user privileges to instal software, delete files, and manage user accounts. If an administrator is logged into a system when it becomes infected, the virus ...
Desktop firewall
Internet; Internet security
This firewall acts as a philtre between a computer and the network or Internet. It can scan all incoming and outgoing traffic sent from a computer at the packet level, and determines whether to ...
On-demand scanning
Internet; Internet security
A scheduled examination of selected files to find a virus or other potentially unwanted code. Scans can take place immediately upon user request, at a scheduled future time, or at regularly ...
Media
Internet; Internet security
All removable tapes, disks, CDs, and DVDs that store code and data for use on a PC.
