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information that will be used for identity theft. The e-mail directs the user to

visit a Web site where they are asked to update personal information, such as

passwords and credit card, social security, and bank account numbers, that

the legitimate organization already has. The Web site, however, is bogus and

set up only to steal the user’s information.

Polymorphic virus

A virus that changes its form with each file it infects. Since they have no

consistent binary pattern, such viruses are hard to identify.

Port

An interface on a computer to which you can connect a device. Personal

computers have various types of ports. Internally, there are several ports for

connecting disk drives, display screens, and keyboards. Externally, personal

computers have ports for connecting modems, printers, mice, and other

peripheral devices.

In TCP/IP and UDP networks, an endpoint to a logical connection. The port

number identifies what type of port it is. For example, port 80 is used for HTTP

traffic.

Report file

A file that lists actions that have occurred. Bitdefender maintains a report file

listing the path scanned, the folders, the number of archives and files scanned,

how many infected and suspicious files were found.

Rootkit

A rootkit is a set of software tools which offer administrator-level access to a

system. The term was first used for the UNIX operating systems and it referred

to recompiled tools which provided intruders administrative rights, allowing

them to conceal their presence so as not to be seen by the system

administrators.

The main role of rootkits is to hide processes, files, logins and logs. They may

also intercept data from terminals, network connections or peripherals, if they

incorporate the appropriate software.

Rootkits are not malicious in nature. For example, systems and even some

applications hide critical files using rootkits. However, they are mostly used to

hide malware or to conceal the presence of an intruder into the system. When

combined with malware, rootkits pose a great threat to the integrity and the

security of a system. They can monitor traffic, create backdoors into the system,

alter files and logs and avoid detection.

Script

Another term for macro or batch file, a script is a list of commands that can be

executed without user interaction.

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