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CONTAMINANT RECOUVRANT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-02-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- IT Security
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- overwriting virus
1, record 1, English, overwriting%20virus
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- overwriting infector 2, record 1, English, overwriting%20infector
correct
- overlay infector 3, record 1, English, overlay%20infector
proposal
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The simplest form of virus, one whose symptoms appear quite quickly and which destroys the program code of the host program by overwriting action so that it cannot be reconstructed. 3, record 1, English, - overwriting%20virus
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sécurité des TI
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- virus recouvrant
1, record 1, French, virus%20recouvrant
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- virus par recouvrement 2, record 1, French, virus%20par%20recouvrement
correct, masculine noun, standardized
- contaminant recouvrant 3, record 1, French, contaminant%20recouvrant
correct, masculine noun
- contaminant de recouvrement 4, record 1, French, contaminant%20de%20recouvrement
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Le plus simple type de virus, celui dont les effets apparaissent très rapidement et qui détruit le code du programme hôte par recouvrement sans qu'il soit possible de le reconstituer. 4, record 1, French, - virus%20recouvrant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
virus par recouvrement : La force d'un virus par recouvrement est que la taille du programme infecté n'est pas modifiée ce qui rend un repérage fondé sur la variation de la taille des programmes inopérant. La faiblesse [du virus] est que le programme infecté ne peut plus s'exécuter totalement normalement : de ce fait, l'utilisateur peut détecter assez rapidement le virus. 2, record 1, French, - virus%20recouvrant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme normalisé par l'AFNOR et justification reproduite avec son autorisation. 4, record 1, French, - virus%20recouvrant
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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