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Glossary of terms used on this site

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Term Definition
malware

Malware, a merger of the words malicious and software, is software designed to infiltrate or damage a computer system without the owner's informed consent.

phishing

In the field of computer security, phishing is the criminally fraudulent process of attempting to acquire sensitive information such as usernames, passwords and credit card details by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication.

Trojans

A Trojan horse, or trojan for short, is a term used to describe malware that appears, to the user, to perform a desirable function but, in fact, facilitates unauthorized access to the user's computer system

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