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Adware
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Software program that delivers advertising content in a manner that is unexpected and unwanted by user
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BIOS (basic input/output system)
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Coded program embedded on a processor chip that recognized and controls different devices on the computer system
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Boot virus
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Virus that infect the MBR of a hard disk drive
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Bot herder
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An attacker who controls several botnets
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Botnet
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Group of zombies computers that are under the control of an attacker
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Cells
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Coverage areas for cellular communications
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Cellular telephones
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Portable communication devices that function in a manner unlike wired telephones
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Channels
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Internet relay chat discussion forums
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Companion virus
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Virus that add a program to the operating system that is a copycat to a legitimate program
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EEPROM (electrically erasable programmable read-only memory)
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Non-volatile computer memory that can be electrically erased and rewritten repeatedly
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File infector virus
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Virus that infects program executable files with an .EXE or ..COM file extension
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Flash memory
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Type of non-volatile computer memory that can be electrically erased and rewritten repeatedly
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Flashing
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The process for rewriting the contents of the BIOS
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Geometric variance
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Spam that uses" speckling" and different colors so that no two spam e-mail appear to be the same
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