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Safe mode is a way of booting into Windows that loads only the most basic applications and...

A scanner is a virus detection program that searches for viruses. Also see: anti-virus software,...

Computer code that is contained in a file and can be directly executed to run a sequence of...

Script Kiddy, sometimes spelled Script Kiddie, is a derogative term, used to represent an...

Self-encrypting viruses attempt to conceal themselves from anti-virus programs. Most anti-virus...

A self-extracting file decompresses part of itself when executed. Software authors and others...

A self-garbling virus attempts to hide from anti-virus software by garbling its own code. When...

A Server is a computer that is usually dedicated to a single task. Other computers, called...

A patch provides additional, revised or updated code for an operating system or application....

A shared drive is a disk drive available to other computers on the network. Shared drives use the...

Shareware is software distributed for evaluation without cost, but that requires payment to the...

Slow infectors are active in memory and only infect new or modified files. Also see: fast infector.

SMTP stands for Simple Mail Transport Protocol. It is the Internet email delivery format for...

A sniffer is a software program that monitors network traffic. Hackers use sniffers to capture...

A Software Firewall is a piece of software that is installed on your computer in order to protect...

Spam is unsolicited or undesired bulk electronic messages. There is email spam, instant messaging...

A spam filter is a program used to detect unsolicited email to prevent spam from making it to a...

Sparse infector viruses use conditions before infecting files. Examples include files infected...

Are robot programs that are used by search engines to scan the entire Internet and index the...

Spim is spam for instant messaging. The messages can be simple unsolicited ads, or fraudulent...

A spoofed web site is one that mimics a real company’s site—mainly financial services...

Spyware is a wide range of unwanted programs that exploit infected computers for commercial gain....

These types of spyware are generally bundled into many popular programs and often, but not...

Stealth viruses attempt to conceal their presence from anti-virus software. Many stealth viruses...

A string is a consecutive series of letters, numbers, and other characters. "afsH(*&@~" is a...
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