violate or break (a law, an agreement, etc.) |
~ on/upon sth; ~ on copyright/rule/ agreement; infringement (n): ~ on privacy; syn. contravene, violate, break, breach |
Intent (n)
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purpose to do something
| fraudulent/malicious/ criminal/deliberate/evil/ ~;
intention (n): with/by ~ to do sth; intentional (adj);
syn. purpose
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Malicious (adj)
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intended to do harm; deliberately harmful
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~ damage/breach/fraud/ intent/code; create/release a ~ program; malice (n); malware (n): ~ program/ software
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Phishing (n)
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the act of attempting to obtain private or sensitive information through the use of fake emails from trustworthy sites
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~ attack/message
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Piracy (n)
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the crime of illegally copying and selling books, tapes, videos, computer programs
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copyright/program/software ~; act of ~; pirate (n);
syn. infringement, plagiarism
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Pop-up (n)
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a window or applet automatically displaying an ad without the user’s consent
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~ menu/blocker/ad/program/ window
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Propagate (v)
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spread, cause to extend to a broader area or a larger number
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~ ideas/beliefs/plants/viruses; propagation (n): virus ~ ; propagator (n); propagating (adj) : self-propagating viruses; syn. spread, extend
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Replicate (v)
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to be or make an exact copy of sth, to reproduce sth
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~ itself (about a virus); replica (n); replicable (adj); replication (n); replicated (adj): ~ copy/data; self~ing (adj);
syn. duplicate, reproduce
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Scam (n, v)
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an illegal way of getting money via e-mail by promising profits from investing in a business activity which does not really exist
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a betting/currency ~; be involved in a ~; scammer (n); scamming (n)
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Security (n)
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keeping sth or sb safe from danger or crime; protection from danger
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ensure/provide/measure ~;
internet/computer/data/file/ information/system/ arrangement/alert ~;
~ hole/flaw/breach;
secure (adj); securing (n);
syn. safety, guarantee
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Shareware (n)
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free or cheap computer software, that can be used for a short time before one decides whether or not to buy it
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~ program
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Slander (v, n)
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to say false things about someone in order to damage his reputation
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~ sb; spread/malicious ~; slanderer (n); slanderous (adj)
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Sniffer (n)
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a computer program that detects and records a variety of restricted information
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~ program/file; network/install ~
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Spam (n)
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unsolicited “junk” e-mail sent to large numbers of people to promote products or services
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anti~ program; ~ filter
syn. junk mail
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Spyware (n)
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a type of malware that is installed on a computer without the knowledge of the owner to steal private information
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prevent/remove/download ~;
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Tamper (v)
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touch something or make changes to it without permission, especially in order to deliberately damage it
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