Malware

Malware

Abbreviation for Malicious software, it is a software designed to harm or secretly access a computer system without the owner's informed consent.

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Authenticated user

Software; Malware

Refers to a user who is logged in, with the correct credentials, anywhere within a network.

Adware

Software; Malware

A programme that displays an advertisement that is out of context.

Heuristics

Software; Malware

A tool or technique that enhances the ability to identify certain, and potentially common, code patterns. This is useful for making, for example, generic detections for a malware family.

Hoax

Software; Malware

An email that warns users about imaginary malware (that is, that does not exist in reality). Hoaxes tend to follow a fairly standard pattern - they are generally written in highly technical and ...

A Hosts file is a file that maps host names to IP addresses. It is used by a computer to resolve what IP address to go to when a user attempts to go to a certain URL. While this action can be done ...

IFrames

Software; Malware

Short for inline frame, an iFrame is an HTML document that is embedded in another HTML document. Because the iFrame links to another webpage, it can be used by cybercriminals to place malicious HTML ...

Improper error handling

Software; Malware

Occurs when an application does not properly handle errors encountered in execution; this includes returning to the application failing, the application performing an unexpected action, disclosing ...