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OfficeScan 10.6 Administrator's Guide - Trend Micro™ Online Help

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Scanning for Security Risks<br />

Virus<br />

A virus is a program that replicates. To do so, the virus needs to attach itself to other<br />

program files and execute whenever the host program executes.<br />

• ActiveX malicious code: Code that resides on web pages that execute ActiveX<br />

controls<br />

• Boot sector virus: A virus that infects the boot sector of a partition or a disk<br />

• COM and EXE file infector: An executable program with .com or .exe extension<br />

• Java malicious code: Operating system-independent virus code written or<br />

embedded in Java<br />

• Macro virus: A virus encoded as an application macro and often included in a<br />

document<br />

• VBScript, JavaScript, or HTML virus: A virus that resides on web pages and<br />

downloads through a browser<br />

• Worm: A self-contained program or set of programs able to spread functional<br />

copies of itself or its segments to other computers, often through email<br />

Test Virus<br />

A test virus is an inert file that is detectable by virus scanning software. Use test viruses,<br />

such as the EICAR test script, to verify that the antivirus installation scans properly.<br />

Packer<br />

Packers are compressed and/or encrypted Windows or Linux executable programs,<br />

often a Trojan horse program. Compressing executables makes packers more difficult<br />

for antivirus products to detect.<br />

Probable Virus/Malware<br />

Suspicious files that have some of the characteristics of virus/malware are categorized<br />

under this virus/malware type. For details about probable virus/malware, see the<br />

following page on the <strong>Trend</strong> Micro online Virus Encyclopedia:<br />

http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/virusencyclo/default5.asp?VName=POSSIBLE_V<br />

IRUS<br />

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