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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Malware

A malware creation tool is a programme that is used by attackers to generate malware. Such programmes may be able to automatically produce malware files according to specifications provided by the ...

Macro virus

Software; Malware

A type of virus written as a macro for an application (such as Microsoft Word or Excel). A macro virus infects a file by replicating itself as a macro for that file, ensuring that when the file is ...

Least-privilege user account (LUA)

Software; Malware

A user account that normally runs with minimal privileges.

Misleading

Software; Malware

The programme makes misleading and/or fraudulent claims about files, registry entries and/or other items on the system.

Malformed input

Software; Malware

A type of input that is not well-formed; that is, it is not of the expected format or contains invalid data.

Malware

Software; Malware

Malicious software or potentially unwanted software installed without adequate user consent.

Worm

Software; Malware

A worm is a self-propagating programme that can automatically distribute itself from one computer to another. Worms may propagate themselves using one or more of the following methods: * Email ...