Security definitions (A)
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| 1 | - 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 | - 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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| 5 | - 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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| 7 | - 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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| 9 | - App stores are sites where users browse, download, and buy computing programs or "apps", mostly for mobile devices. | |
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| 11 | - 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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| 13 | - 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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| 15 | - 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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| 17 | - 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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| 21 | - 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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| 23 | - 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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| 25 | - 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. |