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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Clean file

Software; Malware

A file that has been determined to be neither malicious, nor potentially unwanted.

A technique that defeats security precautions in place by exploiting human vulnerabilities. Social engineering scams can be both online (such as receiving email messages that ask you to click on the ...

Shellcode

Software; Malware

Code used as the payload when a software vulnerability is exploited. Exploitation may result in the attacker starting a command shell, from which he or she can control the compromised computer, hence ...

Spam

Software; Malware

Bulk unsolicited email. Malware authors may use spam to distribute malware, either by attaching the malware to the message, or by sending a message containing a link to the malware. Malware may also ...

Spam run

Software; Malware

A spam run is the term for a round of released spam. It may be used to refer to a single course of spam, for example, from the same servers, or spam that revolve around a common periodic theme, for ...

Spammer

Software; Malware

A spammer is a trojan that sends large volumes of unsolicited email. It may also pertain to the person or entity responsible for sending out the unsolicited email messages.

Signature

Software; Malware

A signature is a set of characteristics that can identify a malware. Signatures are used by antivirus and antispyware products to determine if a file is malicious or not.