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31Spyware — is a type of malware that can be installed on computers, and which collects small pieces of information about users without their knowledge. The presence of spyware is typically hidden from the user, and can be difficult to detect. Typically,… …
32Antivirus software — Antivirus redirects here. For antiviral medication, see Antiviral drug. Antivirus or anti virus software is used to prevent, detect, and remove malware, including but not limited to computer viruses, computer worm, trojan horses, spyware and… …
33Comparison of privilege authorization features — A number of computer operating systems employ security features to help prevent malicious software from gaining sufficient privileges to compromise the computer system. Operating systems lacking such features, such as DOS, Windows implementations …
34Wikipedia:Reference desk/Computing — The Wikipedia Reference Desk covering the topic of computing. Computing #eee #f5f5f5 #eee #aaa #aaa #aaa #00f #36b #000 #00f computing Wikipedia:Reference de …
35Stack buffer overflow — In software, a stack buffer overflow occurs when a program writes to a memory address on the program s call stack outside of the intended data structure; usually a fixed length buffer.cite web last = Fithen first = William L coauthors = Seacord,… …
36COM file — This article is about the .COM file format. For the top level Internet domain, see .com. COM Filename extension .COM Type of format Executable In many computer operating systems, a COM file is a type of executable file; the name is derived from… …
37Code injection — is the exploitation of a computer bug that is caused by processing invalid data. Code injection can be used by an attacker to introduce (or inject ) code into a computer program to change the course of execution. The results of a code injection… …
38Norton AntiVirus — Developer(s) Symantec Corporation Stable release …
39Buffer overflow — In computer security and programming, a buffer overflow, or buffer overrun, is an anomalous condition where a process attempts to store data beyond the boundaries of a fixed length buffer. The result is that the extra data overwrites adjacent… …
40Rootkit — A rootkit is software that enables continued privileged access to a computer while actively hiding its presence from administrators by subverting standard operating system functionality or other applications. The term rootkit is a concatenation… …
