Appendix
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8.2
Further Information
You can find further information on viruses, worms, macro viruses and other
unwanted programs at
http://www.avira.com .
Script
A text file containing commands to be executed by the system. (similar
to batch files in DOS)
SMP (Symmetric Multi
Processing)
Unix SMP: Unix version for computers with parallel processors.
SMTP
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol: protocol for email transport on the
Internet.
syslog daemon
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
.
Unwanted programs
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.
VDF (Virus Definition
File)
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.
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Meaning
