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Verified by Visa:This is a service that provides a password to protect your card when you shop online at participating merchants |
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Victim Support in the USA:Under the 2003 amendments to the Fair Credit Reporting Act (PDF, 192 KB) (FCRA) section 609(e), identity theft victims are entitled to get from businesses a copy of the application or other business transaction records relating to their identity theft fre |
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Video Scams:Hoax emails claim to point you to say "YouTube" video but actually direct people to a web page containing malicious code. The malicious code may turn your computer into a Zombie to send out junk mail. |
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Virtual browser (see sandboxing):Every time you visit a website, open a new page, or download a file, everything that could attack you or your PC goes to that clone. That way, if any threats do penetrate your defenses, only the temporary clone is infected. Not your computer.
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Virus:A dangerous computer program with the characteristic feature of being able to generate copies of itself, and thereby spreading. |
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Virus Dropper:The dropper itself is not a virus – it does not replicate; instead, it’s more like a Trojan horse in that it carries the malicious code with it and is not detected by virus-scanning software because it is not an infected file but carries the code to “drop |
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Virusology:the science of analyzing and finding cures for viruses. |
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Visa Fraud (US):this is also known as passport fraud. Visa Fraud is the misrepresentation of reasons for travelling and forgery or alteration of a visa. |
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Vishing:is a phone-based version of the phishing scam. Vishing is when criminals attempt to trick a consumer into providing personal data over the phone. |
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VMware (also name of company VMware Inc):Products that support multiple operating systems (such as Windows and Linux) on a single machine. |
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Voicemail (mobile) hacking:Where someone dials your mobile phone number then presses # or * key to skip through to the personal greeting and then enter your default pin. |
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