examination of discrepancies between security requirements and controls or safeguards in place
particular class of strategies for dynamically but transparently reallocating computer memory in running applications. One such strategy involves periodically scanning all the data in memory: locations with useless data items are then made available so the memory they occupy can be recycled and used for another purpose. If the data is not cleared from these locations before reallocation, the information may be made available to processes or users despite normal access restrictions.
pejorative or ironic name for some versions of the GNU (Gnu s Not UNIX) project copyleft or General Public License (GPL), which requires that any open source tools or applications incorporating copylefted code must be source-distributed on the same counter-commercial terms as GNU material. Thus, it is alleged that the copyleft infects software generated with GNU tools, which may in turn infect other software that reuses any of its code.
(1) activity monitoring and change detection software, since they look for viral-like activity rather than specific virus signatures, are often referred to as generic antivirals. Heuristic scanners are often included since they are a special case of activity monitors. (2) a virus scan string that matches more than one virus. The usefulness of generic signatures is sometimes questioned. (3) the use of error recovery or heuristic techniques for disinfection.
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