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11- ActiveX controls are components that add dynamic and interactive features to Web pages. With ActiveX tools, multimedia effects, animation, a nd functional applications can be added to Web sites.
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3- Address bar spoofing is a technique which makes a malicious URL appear like a legitimate one. Earlier observations of pop-up address bar spoofing on Internet Explorer® showed that the address bar was padded with special characters to show only a port
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53- Alteration of a browser's address bar to display a legitimate address. This is done by running a script that removes the browser's address bar and replaces it with a fake one, which is made up of text or images.
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75- The term adware is short for "advertising-supported software." It refers to any piece of software or application that displays advertisements, usually through pop-up or pop-under windows.
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97- Different vendors often have their own approaches towards malware detection, which may result in different naming conventions. Aliases are other names used to refer to the same threat.
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119- App stores are sites where users browse, download, and buy computing programs or "apps", mostly for mobile devices.
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1311- Application control is a security technology that recognizes only safelisted or "good files" and blocks blocklisted or "bad files" passing through any endpoint in an enterprise network.
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1513- Applications are software programs developed for end-users to accomplish specific computing tasks. Apps, on the other hand, mostly refer to programs developed for mobile devices.
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17- Advanced persistent threats (APTs) refer to a category of threats that pertain to computer intrusions by threat actors that aggressively pursue and compromise chosen targets. APTs are often conducted in campaigns-a series of failed and successful at
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1915- Advanced persistent threat \[APT\] is a military term adapted into the information security context that refers to attacks carried out by nation-states. APT-related threats are created by a group of developers using in-house tools that are not usually
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2117- This phrase pertains to the manner by which malware are able to infect computer systems. These methods include malware as a result of Internet downloads, other malware, opening email attachments, and using removable drives.
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19- Arrival method is commonly deemed synonymous to the terms "infection vector" and "infection channel" that both refer to how a particular malware gets inside computer systems. There are different arrival methods for a threat. They can either be:
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2321- Attachments are files embedded within online communication channels such as emails, instant messages, or social networks. File attachments can come in any form, such as images, documents, or programs.
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25- The AutoRun technology is a Windows operating system feature introduced in Windows 95. It allows Windows Explorer to automatically launch programs from inserted storage drives and other media.
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2723- The AutoRun technology is a Windows® feature Microsoft introduced in Windows 95. It allows Windows Explorer to automatically launch programs from inserted storage drives and other media. Its command is rooted into the applications and can&rsquo
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2925- This is a Windows function that allows applications, such as messaging clients, to immediately launch upon startup. Users can control this through a check box upon installation, or on system settings which uses the MSConfig command.