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An on-access scanner is a real-time virus scanner that scans disks and files automatically in the background as the computer accesses the files.
Industry:Software
An on-demand scanner is a virus scanner the user starts manually. Most on-demand scanners allow the user to set various configurations and to scan specific files, folders, and disks.
Industry:Software
Payload refers to the effects produced by a virus attack. It sometimes refers to a virus associated with a dropper or Trojan horse.
Industry:Software
Phishing is a form of criminal activity using social engineering techniques through email or instant messaging. Phishers attempt to fraudulently acquire other people’s personal information, such as passwords and credit card details, by masquerading as a trustworthy person or business in an apparently official electronic communication.
Industry:Software
To piggyback is to gain unauthorized access to a system by exploiting an authorized user's legitimate connection.
Industry:Software
It is considered the strongest program for encrypting data files and/or email messages on PCs and Macintosh computers. PGP includes authentication to verify the sender of a message and non-repudiation to prevent someone denying they sent a message.
Industry:Software
A redirect is an action used by some viruses to point a command to a different location. Often this different location is the address of the virus and not the original file or application.
Industry:Software
Replication is the process by which a virus makes copies of itself in order to carry out subsequent infections. Replication is one of major criteria separating viruses from other computer programs.
Industry:Software
A scanner is a virus detection program that searches for viruses. Also see: anti-virus software, on-demand scanner, on-access scanner.
Industry:Software
Shareware is software distributed for evaluation without cost, but that requires payment to the author for full rights. If, after trying the software, you do not intend to use it, you simply delete it. Using unregistered shareware beyond the evaluation period is pirating.
Industry:Software
