It L5

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Adware

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Any software package that automatically plays, displays, or downloads advertisements to a computer after the software is installed or while the application is being used.

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Backdoor

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A program that gives someone remote, unauthorized control of a system or initiates an unauthorized task.

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Bayesian filter

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A special algorithms, such as bayesian filters, to determine whether email is considered spam.

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Content zones

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Zones used to define and help manage security when visiting sites.

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Cookie

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A piece of text stored by a user's web browser. This file can be used for a wide range of purposes, including user ID, authentication, and storing site preferences and shopping cart contents.

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Malicious software (malware)

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Software that is designed to infiltrate or affect a computer system without the owner's informed consent. The term "malware" is usually associated with viruses, worms, Trojan horses, spyware, rootkits, and dishonest adware.

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Microsoft baseline security analyzer (MBSA)

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A software tool released by Microsoft to determine the security state of a system by assessing missing security updates and less-secure security settings within Microsoft Windows components such as Internet Explorer, IIS web server, and products such as Microsoft SQL server and Microsoft office macro settings.

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Offline files

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Copies of network files that are stored on your computer so you can access them when you aren't connected to the network or when the network folder that contains the files is not connected.

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Pharming

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An attack aimed at redirecting a website's traffic to a bogus website.

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Phishing

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A technique based on social engineering, where users are asked (usually through email or websites) to supply personal information.

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pop-up window

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A component used on web pages that can be used as part of a useful website controls, but can also be used for annoying advertisements, and a few may attempt to load spyware or other malicious programs.

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Rootkit

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A software or hardware device designed to gain administrator-level control over a computer system without being detected.

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Sender policy framework (SPF)

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An email validation system designed to prevent email spam that uses source address spoofing. SPF allows administrators to specify in DNS SPF records in the public DNS which hosts are allowed to send email from a given domain.

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Spam

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Junk email that is usually sent unsolicited.

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Spyware

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A type of malware that is installed on a computer to collect a user's personal information or details about his or her browsing habits, often without the user's knowledge.

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Trojan horse

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An executable program that appears as a desirable or useful program. Because it appears to be desirable or useful, users are ticked into loading and executing the program on their systems.

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User account control (UAC)

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A feature that started with windows vista and is included with windows 7. UAC helps prevent unauthorized changes to your computer - and in doing so, it helps protect your systems from malware.

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Virus

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A program that can copy itself and infect a computer without the user's consent or knowledge.

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Virus hoax

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A message warning the recipient of a nonexistent computer virus threat, usually sent as a chain email that tells the recipient to forward it to everyone he or she knows. This is a form of social engineering that plays on people's ignorance and fear.

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Windows defender

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A software product from Microsoft that is intended to prevent, remove, and quarantine spyware in Microsoft Windows.

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Windows Firewall

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A software component included with Windows that can help prevent hackers or malicious software (such as worms) from gaining access to your computer through a network or the internet. A firewall can also help stop your computer from sending malicious software to other computers.

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Windows server update server (wsus)

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A software system that can keep your systems updated with the newest Windows and Office updates.

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Window updates

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Fixes,patches,service packs, and updated device drivers that should be applied to a windows system. By adding fixes and patches, you'll keep Windows stable and secure.

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Worm

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A self-replicating program that copies itself to other computers on a network without any user intervention.