Exploit:W32/PDFExploit.G A program or technique that takes advantage of a vulnerability to remotely access or attack a program, computer or server.
Trojan:W32/Buzus A trojan, or trojan horse, is a seemingly legitimate program which secretly performs other, usually malicious, functions. It is usually user-initiated and does not replicate.
Trojan:W32/Generic A trojan, or trojan horse, is a seemingly legitimate program which secretly performs other, usually malicious, functions. It is usually user-initiated and does not replicate.
Trojan:W32/Autoruninf.gen A trojan, or trojan horse, is a seemingly legitimate program which secretly performs other, usually malicious, functions. It is usually user-initiated and does not replicate.
Sexual Filenames Avoid attachments with sexual filenames. E-mail worms often use attachments with names like PORNO.EXE or PAMELA_NUDE.VBS to lure users into executing them.
A list of IP addresses frequently accessed by the computer system and stored on the system itself. Each time a user enters an address in the web browser, the system will first check the host file for the address; otherwise, the system must perform an extra step and connect to the DNS service of the Internet Service Provider (ISP) in order to connect to the correct address.
Maintaining the host file allows the system to reduce the amount of processing required. Some malware are designed to attack the host file in order to hijack and redirect a web connection from the one desired, to a different and usually malicious site.
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