ANTI is a computer virus affecting Apple Macintosh computers running classic Mac OS versions up to System 6. It was the first Macintosh virus not to create...
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of a unified list of computer viruses is made difficult due to their subsequent naming. To aid the fight against computer viruses and other types of malicious...
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Antivirus software (redirect from Anti-virus)
remove computer viruses, hence the name. However, with the proliferation of other malware, antivirus software started to protect against other computer threats...
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"infected" with a computer virus, a metaphor derived from biological viruses. Computer viruses generally require a host program. The virus writes its own...
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worm like that, and sometimes weeks." The second ever computer worm was devised to be an anti-virus software. Named Reaper, it was created by Ray Tomlinson...
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A computer virus hoax is a message warning the recipients of a non-existent computer virus threat. The message is usually a chain e-mail that tells the...
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The Michelangelo virus is a computer virus first discovered on 3 February 1991 in Australia. The virus was designed to infect DOS systems, but did not...
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Norton AntiVirus is an anti-virus or anti-malware software product founded by Peter Norton, developed and distributed by Symantec (now Gen Digital) since...
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organic chemistry Anti conformation, an arrangement of atoms in alkane stereochemistry ANTI (computer virus), a classic Mac OS computer virus A false reading...
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This timeline of computer viruses and worms presents a chronological timeline of noteworthy computer viruses, computer worms, Trojan horses, similar malware...
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EICAR test file (redirect from Eicar test virus)
The EICAR Anti-Virus Test File or EICAR test file is a computer file that was developed by the European Institute for Computer Antivirus Research (EICAR)...
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messages if, say, the virus is not able to infect a file on a read-only device such as a floppy disk. One of the clues that a computer is infected is the...
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Etap and MetaPHOR) is a metamorphic computer virus written in assembly language for Microsoft Windows. The virus was released in its most recent version...
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MicroWorld's eScan Anti-Virus. Antivirus software Comparison of antivirus software Comparison of computer viruses "Contributors - VirusTotal". VirusTotal. Retrieved...
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AVG AntiVirus (previously known as AVG, an abbreviation of Anti-Virus Guard) is a line of antivirus software developed by AVG Technologies, a subsidiary...
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Rogue security software (redirect from Rogue Anti-Virus)
is a virus on their computer and aims to convince them to pay for a fake malware removal tool that actually installs malware on their computer. It is...
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designed for computers running Microsoft Windows and macOS, although a version for Linux is available for business consumers. Kaspersky Anti-Virus features...
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Trojan horse (computing) (redirect from Trojan computer virus)
unauthorized access to the affected computer. Ransomware attacks are often carried out using a Trojan. Unlike computer viruses and worms, Trojans generally do...
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The Pikachu virus, also referred to as Pokey or the Pokémon virus, was a computer worm believed to be the first malware geared at children, due to its...
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650 MB can be uploaded to the website, or sent via email (max. 32MB). Anti-virus software vendors can receive copies of files that were flagged by other...
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Dark Avenger (redirect from Dark Avenger (computer virus))
the pseudonym of a computer virus writer from Sofia, Bulgaria. He gained considerable notoriety during the early 1990s when his viruses spread internationally...
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Comparison of antivirus software (redirect from List of anti-virus programs)
Comparison of firewalls International Computer Security Association Internet security Comparison of computer viruses Virus Bulletin uses http "How to disable...
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Spyware (redirect from Anti-spyware software)
home and business anti-virus products do include anti-spyware functions, albeit treated differently from viruses. Symantec Anti-Virus, for instance, categorizes...
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Linux malware (redirect from List of Linux computer viruses)
includes viruses, Trojans, worms and other types of malware that affect the Linux family of operating systems. Linux, Unix and other Unix-like computer operating...
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(also known as Commander Bomber) is a DOS polymorphic memory resident computer virus, known for its technique of "patchy infection". This method of infection...
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MSAV (redirect from Microsoft Anti-Virus for Windows)
Microsoft Anti-Virus (MSAV) is an antivirus program introduced by Microsoft for its MS-DOS operating system. The program first appeared in MS-DOS version...
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AntiCMOS is a boot virus. Its first discovery was at Lenart, Slovenia, which led to its alias of Lenart. It was isolated in Hong Kong several times at...
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directly to anti-virus firms, who believe Cabir in its current state is harmless. However, it does prove that mobile phones are also at risk from virus writers...
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certification of anti-virus software. Using the Consortia model, NCSA worked together with anti-virus software vendors to develop one of the first anti-virus software...
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Kaspersky Lab (category Computer security companies)
romanized: Laboratoriya Kasperskogo) is a Russian multinational cybersecurity and anti-virus provider headquartered in Moscow, Russia, and operated by a holding company...
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