Cisco Cisco Content Security Management Appliance M160 用户指南

 

Adware encompasses all software executables and plug-ins that direct users 
towards products for sale. Some adware applications have separate processes 
that run concurrently and monitor each other, ensuring that the modifications 
are permanent. Some variants enable themselves to run each time the machine 
is started. These programs may also change security settings making it 
impossible for users to make changes to their browser search options, desktop, 
and other system settings. 

A browser helper object is browser plug-in that may perform a variety of 
functions related to serving advertisements or hijacking user settings.

A commercial system monitor is a piece of software with system monitor 
characteristics that can be obtained with a legitimate license through legal 
means.

A dialer is a program that utilizes your modem or another type of Internet 
access to connect you to a phone line or a site that causes you to accrue long 
distance charges to which you did not provide your full, meaningful, and 
informed consent.

Spyware is a type of malware installed on computers that collects small pieces 
of information about users without their knowledge.

A hijacker modifies system settings or any unwanted changes to a user’s system 
that may direct them to a website or run a program without a user’s full, 
meaningful, and informed consent.

This category is used to catch all other malware and suspicious behavior that 
does not exactly fit in one of the other defined categories.

This category represents malware found by Adaptive Scanning independently 
of the other anti-malware engines. 

A phishing URL is displayed in the browser address bar. In some cases, it 
involves the use of domain names and resembles those of legitimate domains. 
Phishing is a form of online identity theft that employs both social engineering 
and technical subterfuge to steal personal identity data and financial account 
credentials.

Potentially Unwanted Application. A PUA is an application that is not 
malicious, but which may be considered to be undesirable.

A system monitor encompasses any software that performs one of the following 
actions:

Overtly or covertly records system processes and/or user action.

Makes those records available for retrieval and review at a later time.

A trojan downloader is a Trojan that, after installation, contacts a remote 
host/site and installs packages or affiliates from the remote host. These 
installations usually occur without the user’s knowledge. Additionally, a Trojan 
Downloader’s payload may differ from installation to installation since it 
obtains downloading instructions from the remote host/site.

A trojan horse is a destructive program that masquerades as a benign 
application. Unlike viruses, Trojan horses do not replicate themselves.