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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Melissa virus

Software; Malware

Melissa is a fast-spreading macro virus that is distributed as an e-mail attachment that, when opened, disables a number of safeguards in Word 97 or Word 2000, and, if the user has the Microsoft ...

A keylogger, sometimes called a keystroke logger, key logger, or system monitor, is a hardware device or small programme that monitors each keystroke a user types on a specific computer's keyboard. ...

Macro virus

Software; Malware

A macro virus is a computer virus that "infects" a Microsoft Word or similar application and causes a sequence of actions to be performed automatically when the application is started or something ...

Drag-and-drop

Software; Malware

Drag-and-drop is a mouse action performed by positioning the mouse pointer over an item you wish to move, then clicking-and-holding the left mouse button. Drag the mouse pointer where you want the ...

Double-headed arrow mouse pointer

Software; Malware

The double-headed arrow mouse pointer indicates that the columns in the Information viewer are ready for sizing. You can either click-and-drag the column border to resize it or double-click with the ...

Duration bar

Software; Malware

The duration bar shows how long a particular journal item lasted. In the month view of the Timeline, a short duration can be difficult to see. Clicking the Day button will make duration bars of a ...

Detailed address cards

Software; Malware

Use the Detailed Address Cards view to show many more fields of information. A contacts company, job title, department, business address, and categories are shown in addition to the fields shown in ...