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This glossary contains many of the terms you will find throughout the SpywareRemove.com website.
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E-mail Worm
A type of malicious parasite that is distributed by email. Once installed, an e-mail worm sends messages to all the addresses that it can find on a computer.
ELF
ELF is an acronym for Executable and Link Format. It is an executable file format for the Linux and Unix platforms. ELF now appears as the default binary format on operating systems such as Linux, Solaris 2.x, and SVR4. Some of the characteristics of ELF are dynamic linking, dynamic loading, imposing runtime control on a program, and an improved method for creating shared libraries. The ELF standard is growing in popularity because it has greater power and flexibility than the a.out and COFF binary formats.
Encryption
A process of transforming data, code, or a file into an unreadable form in such a way that only a decryption process can get the original information. Viruses may also use encryption by translating the code into an encrypted code to hide their malicious code.
Encryption Tool
A software tool used to encrypt a document or file in order to ensure its security. To open it a special key is needed. However, this tool may be used for malicious purposes.
End User License Agreement (EULA)
A legal contract between the author and the user of an application. The EULA, usually referred to as the "software license," is a certain form of an agreement. The user agrees to pay for the opportunity of using the software, and promises the software manufacturer to follow the rules provided in the EULA.
Error Hijacker
A program that hijacks your browser’s Error page and changes it to a predefined one. For example, if a user mistypes an URL address, the query is automatically transferred to a predefined website. This usually causes user’s browser to behave sluggish.
Exploit
Is a program that takes advantage of some vulnerability in order to allow hackers to gain access to a system which can lead to cause denial of service, raise privileges, or other attacks.
