F-SECURE CLIENT SECURITY 8.00 Administrator's Manual page 310

310
E-Mail Scanning
Scanning and cleaning e-mail messages for viruses and malicious
content on local host network stack. Preventing viruses and other
malicious content from infecting the e-mail client of the host.
Event Viewer
Event Viewer maintains logs about program, security, and system
events on your computer. You can use Event Viewer to view and
manage the event logs, gather information about hardware and
software problems, and monitor Windows security events.
Extension
Longer name: file extension. File extension is the postfix of a file that
tells the type of the file. The extension EXE, for example, indicates
that the file is executable.
False positive
False positive is an alert that wrongly indicates that the related event
has happened. In the F-Secure Internet Shield the alert text usually
indicates this by using words like "probable" or "possible". This kind of
alerts should be eliminated or minimised.
Firewall
A combination of hardware and software that separates a network
into two or more parts for security purposes.
FTP
(File Transfer Protocol) A very common method of moving files
between two Internet sites.
Heuristic
Exploratory problem-solving that utilizes self-educating techniques.
Hidden application
Hidden applications are not visible, the application process and the
file are both hidden from users. It is possible that a rootkit is hiding the
application from Windows Task Manager.
Hidden drive
Hidden drives are not visible to users.