Installation guide

NOD32 Installation Guide
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Glossary
AMON On-Access Scanning Monitor - scans all les on your computer as soon as you
try to run or access them.
Archives Compressed or stuffed les: can be used to save a lot of disk space and transfer
larger les via the internet more quickly. For instance .zip and .rar are archive
les.
Boot Sectors The boot sector is the rst sector on a oppy disk. On a hard disk it is the rst
sector of a partition. It contains information about the disk or partition, such as the
number of sectors, plus a small amount of program code.
Broadband A high-speed, high-capacity transmission channel. Broadband channels are
carried on coaxial or ber-optic cables that have a wider bandwidth than
conventional telephone lines, giving them the ability to carry video, voice, and
data simultaneously.
C: Standard code letter for main hard drive on your computer.
Cache The Cache is a le on your reader’s computer where their system stores a copy
of objects accessed recently. Then, if the same object is required again, instead
of issuing another request, the computer can simply use the copy from the
Cache, which can save a considerable amount of time.
CPU Central processing unit. Also known as a microprocessor or processor. The 386,
486, and Pentium are examples of CPUs built by Intel, but there are many types
of CPU.
Dial-up connection The computer is connected to the internet via a modem through a normal
telephone line. Download speeds will be slower than Broadband.
DMON On-Access Scanning Monitor specically for Microsoft Ofce Documents (Word,
Excel, etc.)
Download Copy a le from the internet to your machine - for example downloading an
update from ESET’s website.
False Positive Often referred to as an FP. A False Positive is when a anti-virus scanner reports
a le or folder as containing something malicious but which turns out to be
harmless.
HTTP HyperText Transfer Protocol - The Web’s communication standard, referenced in
the http:// that appears at the beginning of every web page address (an extra ‘s’
on the end, as in https:// denotes the secure, encrypt form). HTTP is what allows
web browsing to work.
IMAP Internet Message Access Protocol. One of the protocols allowing a user to access
their email. It permits manipulation of remote message folders (mailboxes), in a
way that is functionally equivalent to local mailboxes. IMAP and POP3 are the
most common methods for email retrieval.
IMON Internet trafc Scanning Monitor - scanning incoming email and website
downloads for malicious software
Installer Executable le that will install a program, for instance to install NOD32 onto your
machine.
IP address Every computer on the internet has an IP address assigned to it. It’s like a phone
number for your computer. An IP address is formatted like this: ##.##.###.###.
(12.34.567.890 for example). Web browsers “dial” this number to nd another
computer on the internet. IP addresses are matched to friendly names like www.
ESET.com via a system called DNS (Domain Name Service)
ISP Internet Service Provider - the organisation that provides your connection to the
internet.
MAPI Messaging Application Programming Interface - A system built into Microsoft
Windows that enables e-mail applications to work together to distribute mail. As
long as both applications are MAPI-enabled, they can share mail messages with
each other.