Avira User Manual

Dangerous Applications
Adware/Spyware
Preferences
Software that displays advertising or software that sends the user's personal data to a
third party, often without his knowledge or consent.
Backdoors
In order to steal data or manipulate your Mac, a backdoor server program is smuggled
in, unknown to the user. This program can be controlled by a third party using
backdoor control software (client) via the Internet or a network.
Double extension file
Executable files that hide their real file extension in a suspicious way. This camouflage
method is often used by malware.
Phishing
Also known as brand spoofing, phishing is a clever form of data theft aimed at
customers of Internet providers, online banking services or registration authorities.
When submitting your email address on the Internet, filling in online forms, accessing
newsgroups or websites, your data can be stolen by "Internet crawling spiders" and
then used without your permission to commit fraud or other crimes.
Security privacy risk
Software that may be able to compromise the security of your Mac, initiate unwanted
program activities, damage your privacy or spy on your user behavior.
Unusual runtime packer
Files that have been compressed with an unusual runtime packer and that can
therefore be classified as potentially suspicious.
Unwanted applications
Dubious application
Dialer
Game
Refers to an application which may involve a risk when used or is of dubious origin.
A software program that connects to the Internet via a suitable premium rate number
whose scale of charges can vary widely.
Studies have shown that the number of working hours devoted to computer games
has long reached economically significant proportions. It is therefore not surprising that
more and more companies are considering ways of banning computer games from
workplace computers.
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