APPENDIX B.
GLOSSARY
alert (notification)
An e-mail message that is automatically transmitted by a Kaspersky Anti-Virus
package component to a predefined address at the occurrence of a predefined
event (when a virus is detected, a component fails to perform its functions, etc.)
anti-virus
Computer software that is designed to protect a computer from
penetration/replication of computer viruses.
anti-virus databases
A set of files that contains descriptions of viruses and methods to remove them.
Kaspersky Labs updates these files on a daily basis by adding details of new
viruses to them; the updates are placed on the Kaspersky Labs web sites and
can be later retrieved by the updating utility.
anti-virus scanner
A computer program that allows scanning for suspicious objects on a computer
(see also
Kaspersky Anti-Virus Scanner
).
boot virus
A virus that occupies a boot sector of the infected diskette or a boot sector or the
master boot record of the infected hard drive. This virus forces the system (when
it is started) to read into the memory and to transfer control to the virus code
instead of the original loader. I.e. this virus infects this system every time it is
loaded using an infected source.
Code Analyzer
See
heuristic checking tool
false alarm
A false claim that a file is infected by a virus is known as a “false alarm”.
heuristic checking tool (Code Analyzer)
A tool that verifies an instruction sequence in the examined object, collects
certain statistics and decides whether the object is “probably infected” or “not
infected”. This tool makes it possible to search for unknown viruses.
interface subprogram of a Kaspersky Anti-Virus package component
A sub-program that supports communication between a user and the service
sub-program.
