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Quarantine directory
root
Signature
Script
SMP (Symmetric Multi
Processing)
SMTP
syslog daemon
Unwanted programs
VDF (Virus Definition
File)
8.2
Further Information
You can find further information on viruses, worms, macro viruses and other
unwanted programs at
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Meaning
The directory where infected files are stored, to block the user's access
to them.
The user with unlimited access rights (such as system administrator on
Windows)
A bytes-combination used for recognizing a virus or unwanted
program.
A text file containing commands to be executed by the system. (similar
to batch files in DOS)
Unix SMP: Unix version for computers with parallel processors.
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol: protocol for email transport on the
Internet.
A daemon used by programs for logging various information. These
reports are written in different logfiles. The syslog daemon
configuration is in /etc/syslog.conf .
The name for programs that do not directly harm the computer, but
are not desired by the user or administrator. These can be backdoors,
dialers, jokes and games. AntiVir detects various types of unwanted
programs.
A file with known signatures for viruses and unwanted programs. In
many cases it is enough for an Update to load the most recent version
of this file.
http://www.avira.com .
AntiVir WebGate
Appendix
Avira GmbH
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