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  2. EICAR test file - Wikipedia

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    The use of the EICAR test string can be more versatile than straightforward detection: a file containing the EICAR test string can be compressed or archived, and then the antivirus software can be run to see whether it can detect the test string in the compressed file. Many of the AMTSO Feature Settings Checks [5] are based on the EICAR test ...

  3. Scareware - Wikipedia

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    This tactic was used in an advertisement campaign by Sir-Tech in 1997 to advertise Virus: The Game. When the file is run, a full screen representation of the desktop appears. The software then begins simulating deletion of the Windows folder. When this process is complete, a message is slowly typed on screen saying "Thank God this is only a game."

  4. Malicious Software Removal Tool - Wikipedia

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    In a June 2006 Microsoft report, [2] the company claimed that the tool had removed 16 million instances of malicious software from 5.7 million of 270 million total unique Windows computers since its release in January 2005. The report also stated that, on average, the tool removes malicious software from 1 in every 311 computers on which it runs.

  5. How email spoofing can affect AOL Mail

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    • Ensure you have antivirus software installed and updated. • Make sure to keep yourself safe from online scams • Change your password regularly and make sure your password is strong and not the same one you use on other sites.

  6. Computer virus - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 30 December 2024. Computer program that modifies other programs to replicate itself and spread Hex dump of the Brain virus, generally regarded as the first computer virus for the IBM Personal Computer (IBM PC) and compatibles A computer virus is a type of malware that, when executed, replicates itself by ...

  7. Code injection - Wikipedia

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    Injection flaws can be identified through source code examination, [1] Static analysis, or dynamic testing methods such as fuzzing. [2] There are numerous types of code injection vulnerabilities, but most are errors in interpretation—they treat benign user input as code or fail to distinguish input from system commands.

  8. Disable third-party firewall software - AOL Help

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    Note: If you are using Windows 8, you can find the Control Panel by moving the mouse pointer to the top right of the Desktop screen and then clicking on Settings. 2. Click System and Security. Note: If the View by is set to either Large icons or Small icons, click Windows Firewall, and then skip to step 4. 3. Click Check firewall status. 4.

  9. Timeline of computer viruses and worms - Wikipedia

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    Appearance of Lehigh virus (discovered at its namesake university), [20] boot sector viruses such as Yale from the US, Stoned from New Zealand, Ping Pong from Italy, and appearance of the first self-encrypting file virus, Cascade. Lehigh was stopped on campus before it spread to the "wild" (to computers beyond the university), and as a result ...