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A software program that delivers advertising content in a manner that is
unexpected and unwanted by the user. |
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| A virus that goes to great lengths in order to avoid detection. |
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| An attacker who controls a botnet. |
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| A logical computer network of zombies under the control of an attacker. |
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Command and Control
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| The structure by which a bot herder gives instructions to zombies in a botnet. |
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| Malicious computer code that, like its biological counterpart, reproduces itself on the same computer. |
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| The act of digging through trash receptacles to find information that can be useful in an attack. |
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A false warning designed to trick users into changing security settings on their
computer. |
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A social engineering attack that involves masquerading as a real or
fictitious character and then playing out the role of that person on a victim. |
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Software or a hardware device that captures and stores each keystroke that a
user types on the computer’s keyboard. |
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| Computer code that lies dormant until it is triggered by a specific logical event. |
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| A series of instructions that can be grouped together as a single command, often used to automate a complex set of tasks or a repeated series of tasks. |
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| A computer virus that is written in a script known as a macro. |
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Software that enters a computer system without the user’s knowledge or consent
and then performs an unwanted and usually harmful action. |
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| Malware that rewrites its own code and thus appears different each time it is executed. |
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| Malware that changes its internal code to one of a set number of predefined mutations whenever it is executed. |
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| A phishing attack that automatically redirects the user to a fake site |
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Sending an email or displaying a web announcement that falsely claims to be
from a legitimate enterprise in an attempt to trick the user into surrendering private information. |
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| Malware code that completely changes from its original form whenever it is executed. |
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| A computer virus that infects executable program files. |
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Malware that prevents a user’s device from properly operating until a fee
is paid. |
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| A set of software tools used by an attacker to hide the actions or presence of other types of malicious software. |
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| Watching an authorized user enter a security code on a keypad |
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A means of gathering information for an attack by relying on the
weaknesses of individuals. |
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| A phishing attack that targets only specific users. |
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| A variation of spam, which targets instant messaging users instead of email users. |
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| A general term used to describe software that spies on users by gathering information without consent |
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| When an unauthorized individual enters a restricted-access building by following an authorized user |
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An executable program that is advertised as performing one activity
but which actually performs a malicious activity. |
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Redirecting a user to a fictitious website based on a misspelling of the
URL. Also called URL hijacking. |
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Redirecting a user to a fictitious website based on a misspelling of the URL.
Also called typo squatting. |
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| A phishing attack uses telephone calls instead of emails. |
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A malicious attack that is directed toward a small group of specific
individuals who visit the same website. |
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| A phishing attack that targets only wealthy individuals. |
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A malicious program designed to enter a computer via a network to take advantage
of a vulnerability in an application or an operating system |
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| An infected computer that is under the remote control of an attacker. |
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