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Startup objects
– A set of programs that are necessary for launching and
smooth operation of the operating system and other software installed
on your computer. Your operating system launches these objects during
each startup. Some viruses attempt to infect the startup objects and can
cause a startup failure.
Suspicious object
– An object that contains either a modified code of a
well-known virus or a code reminiscent of a virus yet unknown to
Kaspersky Lab specialists.
Scan files by format
– In this scanning mode, the program analyzes the
contents of a file, namely, the format identifier in the file header.
Scan files by extension
– In the scanning mode, the program takes into
account the scanned file extension.
T
Task
– An action that has a name performed by a Kaspersky Lab
application.
Third party application
– An anti-virus application by a third-party vendor
or a Kaspersky Lab's application not supporting administration via
Kaspersky Administration Kit.
U
Unknown virus
– A new virus that is not recorded in the
anti-virus
database
. As a rule, Kaspersky Anti-Virus detects unknown viruses
using an
heuristic code analyzer
and objects containing these viruses
are identified as
suspicious
.
Updating
– A function of Kaspersky Anti-Virus that updates/adds new files
(anti-virus database or program modules) retrieved from Kaspersky Lab
update servers.
Updating agents
- computers that act as intermediate centers for
distributing updates and installation packages within the administration
groups.
V
Virtual drives (RAM drives)
– A part of RAM emulating a normal physical
disk of a personal computer.
Virus activity threshold –
number of viruses detected for a specified
time interval. When this number is exceeded, the situation is regarded as
a
Virus outbreak
(virus attack). This parameter is important for defining
virus epidemics because the administration can respond in a timely
fashion to new threats and take preventive measures to protect his/her
network.
