Fundamental concept

This category is for fundamental concepts. Entries that introduce a very basic item critical to the understanding of self-replicating code should go here.

Pages in category "Fundamental concept"

“ Joke Programs are non-damaging, non-spreading and mostly harmless programs that are not intended...

Joke Program

Blue Screen of Death

Virus

Worm

“ Definition The payload is the portion of a program that executes an activity that deals damage...

Payload

“ "Wild " is a term that refers to a situation where a virus or worm has been released to where it...

Wild

“ Nagware (also known as begware, annoyware or a nagscreen) is a type of shareware that reminds...

Nagware

“ The term false positive is used when antivirus software wrongly classifies an innocuous file as...

False positive

Real-time protection

“ A nematode is a type of malware that attempts to remove other malware already present, in order...

Nematode

“ Scareware programs are virus programs designed with the intent to scare the user, into either...

Scareware

Bug

“ A Variant is a virus or worm based on an earlier virus or worm with one or more minor changes. A...

Variant

“ Repack is a term used to describe programs that are copies of paid programs downloaded for free...

Repack

“ Rooting is the process of allowing users of devices running the Android operating system to...

Rooting (Android)

“ A buffer overflow, or buffer overrun, is an anomalous condition where a process attempts to...

Buffer overflow

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