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This glossary contains many of the terms you will find throughout the SpywareRemove.com website.
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terminate-and-stay resident
It is a type of program which keeps active memory and runs continuously in the background while other programs of the system are operating. Examples of it are VShield, a DOS-based mouse, or a CD-ROM driver.
test fckeditor
It is an open source test editor for web pages.
trigger
A condition that activates malicious effects programmed by a malware author. The trigger can be a date, the number of days since the infection, a certain combination of keystrokes. The trigger launches the virus, which later activates the payload.
Trojan, Trojan horse
A program that appears legitimate, but causes damage and endangers security of the computer when launched. Chiefly, these are e-mails containing a Trojan horse, but not the e-mails themselves. Trojans downloads from websites or during P2P communication.
tunneling
A virus that tries to get installed beneath the anti-virus program. It infects files and still remains unnoticed by the behavior blocker. Attackers use tunneling malicious content through the standard port of another application (e.g., port 80 for HTTP) in order to avoid firewalls.
