phage n.
A program that modifies other programs or
databases in unauthorized ways; esp. one that propagates a
virus or Trojan horse. See also worm
mockingbird. The analogy, of course, is with phage viruses in
biology.
A program that modifies other programs or
databases in unauthorized ways; esp. one that propagates a
virus or Trojan horse. See also worm
mockingbird. The analogy, of course, is with phage viruses in
biology.
Related:
- phage n.
A program that modifies other programs or
databases in unauthorized ways;
esp. one that propagates a virus or Trojan horse... - Trojan horse n.
[coined by MIT-hacker-turned-NSA-spook Dan
Edwards] A malicious,
security-breaking program that is disguised as something... - Trojan horse: [coined by MIT-hacker-turned-NSA-spook Dan Edwards]
n.
A malicious, security-breaking program that is disguised... - worm: [from `tapeworm' in John Brunner's novel "The
Shockwave Rider",
via XEROX PARC] n. A program that propagates itself... - virus n.
[from the obvious analogy with biological viruses,
via SF] A cracker program that searches out other programs... - worm n.
[from `tapeworm' in John Brunner's novel
"The Shockwave Rider",
via XEROX PARC] A program that propagates itself... - AIDS: /aydz/ n. Short for A* Infected Disk Syndrome (`A*' is a
{glob} pattern that matches,
but is not limited to, Apple), this condition is... - science-fiction fandom:: n. Another voluntary subculture having a
very heavy overlap with hackerdom;
most hackers read SF and/or fantasy fiction avidly... - mockingbird n.
Software that intercepts communications
(especially login transactions) between users and hosts and
provides system-like responses to the users while saving their
responses (especially account IDs and passwords).
A special case of Trojan horse...
From the same category:
- net.personality /net per`sn-al'-*-tee/ n.
Someone who has
made a name for him or herself on Usenet,
through either longevity or attention-getting posts... - drool-proof paper n.
Documentation that has been
obsessively dumbed down,
to the point where only a cretin could bear to read... - Helen Keller mode n.
1. State of a hardware or software
system that is deaf,
dumb, and blind, i.e., accepting no input and generating... - 120 reset /wuhn-twen'tee ree'set/ n.
[from 120 volts,
U.S. wall voltage] To cycle power on a machine in order... - time T /ti:m T/ n.
1. An unspecified but usually
well-understood time,
often used in conjunction with a later time T+1...
