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12/06/2006

Keylogger
A keylogger can be used by a third-party to obtain confidential data (login details, passwords, credit card numbers, PINs, etc.) by intercepting key presses. Backdoor Trojans typically come with a built-in keylogger; and the confidential data is relayed to a remote hacker to be used to make money...

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06/20/2006

World Wide Web
The World Wide Web (or WWW for short) was developed by Tim Berners-Lee, a British software consultant who was looking for a way to track associations between pieces of information using a computer (much like a thesaurus does manually). His initial program for doing this was called ‘...

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06/20/2006

WildList
The WildList was established in July 1993 by anti-virus researcher Joe Wells, was subsequently published monthly by the WildList Organization and is now published by ICSA Labs (part of TrueSecure Corporation). It aims to keep track of which viruses are spreading in the real world (the WildList FAQ...

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06/20/2006

WiFi
WiFi (short for ‘wireless fidelity’) is the name commonly given to wireless networks that conform to the 802.11 specification laid down by IEEE [Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers]. WiFi provides for fast data transfer rates (up to 11Mbs) and has become increasingly...

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06/20/2006

Whitelist
Used as one method of filtering spam, a whitelist provides a list of legitimate e-mail addresses or domain names: all messages from whitelisted addresses or domains are automatically passed through to the intended recipient.

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Web browser
A web browser is an application that lets a user access and display content from the World Wide Web.

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06/20/2006

War driving
War driving refers to the act of driving round a city or town to locate wireless access points, or ‘hot spots’, in order to gain unauthorized access to unsecured wireless networks. The specific process of mapping Bluetooth devices is referred to as ‘war nibbling’.

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06/20/2006

War chalking
War chalking refers to the act of walking round a city or town to locate wireless access points, or ‘hot spots’, in order to gain unauthorized access to unsecured wireless networks. It is so-called from the act of indicating the hot-spot using a chalk mark.

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06/20/2006

Vulnerability
A vulnerability is a bug or security flaw in an application or operating system that provides the potential for a hacker or virus writer to gain unauthorized access to, or use of, a user’s computer. The hacker does this by writing specific exploit code. Once a vulnerability has been...

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06/20/2006

VoIP [Voice over IP]
VoIP is a technology that lets subscribers to the VoIP service make telephone calls using a computer network that supports IP [Internet Protocol]. VoIP converts the analog signal used in a converntional telephone, into a digital signal that can be carried over the Internet in packets (and converts...

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Our mobile, onsite (on site) computer repair service is designed to provide you with the fastest possible, stress-free assistance. We deliver hardware, software and computer service solutions that ensure your equipment remain running reliably. We cover the following areas in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia (BC), Canada: Vancouver Downtown, West End, East Vancouver, Richmond, Steveston Village, Burnaby, New Westminster (New West), Surrey, Delta, Ladner, Tsawwassen, White Rock.

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