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MANIPULATION TAKS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1994-10-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- IT Security
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- payload
1, record 1, English, payload
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- virus payload 1, record 1, English, virus%20payload
correct
- manipulation taks 2, record 1, English, manipulation%20taks
correct
- manipulation program 2, record 1, English, manipulation%20program
correct
- manipulation programme 3, record 1, English, manipulation%20programme
correct, proposal
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Computer viruses ... are best defined by four essential characteristics: ... 3. Side-effects: Viruses do not normally consist only of self-replicating code; they also contain a "payload". This is comparable to a missile carrying a warhead; the self-replicating code is analogous to the missile and the side-effects to the warhead. It is easy to program the payload side-effects to be malicious. 1, record 1, English, - payload
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
You can significantly shorten the program code of a virus by not including a new copy of the manipulation task with each virus. You can keep the manipulation task on the mass storage and have the virus place a call to the manipulation program within the host program. 2, record 1, English, - payload
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sécurité des TI
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- charge
1, record 1, French, charge
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- charge du virus 1, record 1, French, charge%20du%20virus
correct, feminine noun
- tâche de manipulation 2, record 1, French, t%C3%A2che%20de%20manipulation
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les virus informatiques [...] peuvent être définis par quatre critères essentiels: [...] 3. Les effets secondaires: en général, les virus ne sont pas uniquement constitués d'une codification autoreproductrice; ils contiennent également une «charge». On pourrait faire une analogie avec un missile transportant une charge explosive; la codification autoreproductrice est analogue au missile et les effets secondaires à la charge explosive. On peut facilement programmer les effets secondaires de la charge pour qu'ils soient malveillants. 1, record 1, French, - charge
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
On peut alléger considérablement le code d'un virus en évitant d'y inscrire la tâche de manipulation. Celle-ci est alors enregistrée une seule fois dans la mémoire de masse et le virus se contente de graver dans chaque programme infecté un simple appel à un certain «MANIP.EXE». 2, record 1, French, - charge
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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