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TCP/IP
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol - A set of networking
protocols widely used on the internet that provides communications
across interconnected networks of computers with diverse hardware
architectures and various operating systems. TCP/IP includes standards
for how computers communicate and conventions for connecting
networks and routing traffic.
Threat
A program or piece of code that is loaded onto your computer without
your knowledge and runs against your will. Most threats can also
replicate themselves. All computer threats are manmade. A simple threat
that can copy itself over and over again is relatively easy to produce.
Even such a simple threat is dangerous because it will quickly use all
available memory and bring the system to a halt. An even more
dangerous type of threat is one capable of transmitting itself across
networks and bypassing security systems.
Threat Information Update
The binary pattern of a threat, used by the security solution to detect
and eliminate the threat.
Trojan
A destructive program that masquerades as a benign app. Unlike
malicious software programs and worms, Trojans do not replicate
themselves but they can be just as destructive. One of the most insidious
types of Trojan horse threats is a program that claims to rid your
computer of threats but instead introduces threats onto your computer.
The term comes from a story in Homer's Iliad, in which the Greeks give
a giant wooden horse to their foes, the Trojans, ostensibly as a peace
offering. But after the Trojans drag the horse inside their city walls, Greek
soldiers sneak out of the horse's hollow belly and open the city gates,
allowing their compatriots to pour in and capture Troy.
Update
A new version of a software or hardware product designed to replace an
older version of the same product. In addition, the installation routines
for updates often check to make sure that an older version is already
installed on your computer; if not, you cannot install the update.
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