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SPAM MESSAGE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-01-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Internet and Telematics
- IT Security
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- e-mail spoofing
1, record 1, English, e%2Dmail%20spoofing
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The forgery of an e-mail header so that the message appears to have originated from someone or somewhere other than the actual source. 2, record 1, English, - e%2Dmail%20spoofing
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In its simplest (and most easily detected) form, e-mail spoofing involves simply setting the display name or "from" field or outgoing messages to show a name or address other than the actual one from which the message is sent. 3, record 1, English, - e%2Dmail%20spoofing
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
E-mail spoofing is a technique commonly used for spam e-mail and phishing to hide the origin of an e-mail message. 4, record 1, English, - e%2Dmail%20spoofing
Record 1, Key term(s)
- email spoofing
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Internet et télématique
- Sécurité des TI
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- usurpation d'adresse électronique
1, record 1, French, usurpation%20d%27adresse%20%C3%A9lectronique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- mystification de courriel 2, record 1, French, mystification%20de%20courriel
feminine noun
- mystification par courriel 3, record 1, French, mystification%20par%20courriel
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[…] usurpation d'adresse électronique. Technique utilisée pour faire croire aux utilisateurs qu'un message provient d'une autre personne. Les attaques par usurpation d'identité consistent à envoyer des courriels avec des informations d'en-tête frauduleuses, que le logiciel client affiche comme l'adresse réelle de l'expéditeur. 4, record 1, French, - usurpation%20d%27adresse%20%C3%A9lectronique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Internet y telemática
- Seguridad de IT
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- suplantación de identidad de correo electrónico
1, record 1, Spanish, suplantaci%C3%B3n%20de%20identidad%20de%20correo%20electr%C3%B3nico
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- suplantación de correo electrónico 2, record 1, Spanish, suplantaci%C3%B3n%20de%20correo%20electr%C3%B3nico
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La suplantación de identidad de correo electrónico ocurre cuando un ciberatacante envía un email en el que se hace pasar por otra entidad o persona, falsificando la dirección del remitente para hacerla pasar por la dirección legítima. 1, record 1, Spanish, - suplantaci%C3%B3n%20de%20identidad%20de%20correo%20electr%C3%B3nico
Record 2 - internal organization data 2023-12-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Internet and Telematics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- spam
1, record 2, English, spam
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- spam message 2, record 2, English, spam%20message
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An unsolicited or unwanted electronic communication transmitted to a large number of recipients by means of electronic media such as e-mail, forums, blogs, instant messaging and wikis. 3, record 2, English, - spam
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Spam is usually commercial (advertisements), noncommercial (political, social or religious commentaries) or malicious (advance fee fraud and phishing) in nature. 3, record 2, English, - spam
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Internet et télématique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pourriel
1, record 2, French, pourriel
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- spam 2, record 2, French, spam
avoid, anglicism, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Communication électronique indésirable et non sollicitée envoyée à un grand nombre de destinataires au moyen de divers médias électroniques tels les courriels, les forums, les blogues, la messagerie instantanée et les wikis. 3, record 2, French, - pourriel
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les pourriels sont habituellement de nature commerciale (publicité), non commerciale (articles relatifs à la politique, à la société ou à la religion) ou malhonnête (hameçonnage). 3, record 2, French, - pourriel
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
pourriel : Au sens propre, ce mot-valise formé à partir des mots «poubelle» et «courriel» désigne tout message électronique indésirable transmis par courrier électronique. Le terme a toutefois évolué pour s'appliquer à divers médias électroniques. 3, record 2, French, - pourriel
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Internet y telemática
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- correo basura
1, record 2, Spanish, correo%20basura
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- mensaje masivo 1, record 2, Spanish, mensaje%20masivo
correct, masculine noun
- mensaje masivo no solicitado 2, record 2, Spanish, mensaje%20masivo%20no%20solicitado
correct, masculine noun
- mensaje de spam 3, record 2, Spanish, mensaje%20de%20spam
masculine noun
- spam 3, record 2, Spanish, spam
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
correo basura: En español, se usa este término amplio para denominar los mensajes recibidos mediante la tecnología de Internet que no fueron solicitados y que no son del interés del destinatario. En general, los mensajes no están personalizados, provienen de remitentes desconocidos y en tal cantidad que es necesario programar filtros para evitar su llegada, especialmente cuando se reciben por correo electrónico. 4, record 2, Spanish, - correo%20basura
Record 3 - internal organization data 2020-09-14
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Computer Programs and Programming
- Information Processing (Informatics)
- IT Security
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- heuristic filtering engine
1, record 3, English, heuristic%20filtering%20engine
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Heuristic filtering engines use a large set of rules to look for features of an email message. Some features indicate that a message may be spam, while other features indicate that a message probably is not spam. 2, record 3, English, - heuristic%20filtering%20engine
Record 3, Key term(s)
- heuristical filtering engine
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
- Sécurité des TI
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- moteur de filtrage heuristique
1, record 3, French, moteur%20de%20filtrage%20heuristique
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] grâce à la puissance de son moteur de filtrage heuristique, [le logiciel] dispose d'une fonctionnalité unique sur le marché de la protection de la messagerie : [un] filtre [capable] de détecter et de catégoriser avec une extrême précision l'ensemble des messages à caractère commercial. 1, record 3, French, - moteur%20de%20filtrage%20heuristique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Programas y programación (Informática)
- Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
- Seguridad de IT
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- motor de filtrado heurístico
1, record 3, Spanish, motor%20de%20filtrado%20heur%C3%ADstico
proposal, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2016-02-05
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- IT Security
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Bayesian spam filter
1, record 4, English, Bayesian%20spam%20filter
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A filter that] identifies and blocks spam by assigning a probability that a message is spam based on a comparison of the message's characteristics with the characteristics of previously received spam messages. 1, record 4, English, - Bayesian%20spam%20filter
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Sécurité des TI
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- filtre antipourriel bayésien
1, record 4, French, filtre%20antipourriel%20bay%C3%A9sien
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Filtre qui] cerne et bloque les pourriels en attribuant aux messages une cote de probabilité de malveillance basée sur une comparaison de leurs caractéristiques à celles de pourriels reçus antérieurement. 1, record 4, French, - filtre%20antipourriel%20bay%C3%A9sien
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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