Glossary: Modern Vulnerabilities, Malware and Physical Attacks

Antivirus

Also written: antivirus software

Software that blocks files it recognizes as bad, mostly by signature. A brand-new trojan, a polymorphic virus, fileless malware or a hardware keylogger can all get past it.

Where the book teaches it

Chapter 3: Malware, part 1: ransomware, trojans, worms, spyware and adware
Chapter 4: Malware, part 2: viruses, rootkits, keyloggers, logic bombs and fileless malware

Related terms

Signature Allow listing Polymorphic virus Fileless malware