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Spyware Glossary
Adware | Anti-spyware software | Browser Hijacker | Cookie (or Adware Cookie) | Dialer | Drive-by-download | Encryption | Firewall | Information Privacy | Keylogger | Layered Socket Provider (LSP) | Operating System | Personally Identifiable Information (PII) | Privacy | Privacy Policy | Remove me | Shareware | Spam |Spyware |System Monitor |Trojan Horse |Virus | Worm |
Virus
A program or code that replicates, that is infects another program, boot sector, partition sector or document that supports macros by inserting itself or attaching itself to that medium. Most viruses just replicate, many also do damage.
