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This glossary contains many of the terms you will find throughout the SpywareRemove.com website.
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hacker tools
Hacker tools are usually security services that are useful at helping administrators to secure their environment and to help attackers to access entry to it.
Hacking tools
Hacking tool is a program that usually hijacks, cracks or breaks your PC and network security measures. They may have different capabilities depending on the systems they have been designed to break in. Some system administrators use similar tools to check safety and identify possible ways for intrusion.
ham
Ham is a term defining non-spam messages. See spam.
Heuristic scan
is heuristic and generic method that can be applied to prevent your computer from the unsubstantiated threats. Despite that, these methods can result in false detections or false positives. See false positive.
Hoax
A fraudulent e-mail warning that sends some devastating virus or any other negative event. Hoaxes are detectable because they have no file attachment, have no reference to a third-party who can confirm the claim, and by the excessively dramatic tone of the message.
Host, host computer
A computer containing data or programs that another computer can access via the Internet or network.
HTTP
(Hyper-Text Transfer Protocol)A protocol used to request and send files, web pages and their components over the Internet or a network. The port used is Port 80 in IP networking terminology, but for secure http the port used is port 443. Many companies use Port 8080.
