The Digital devil's dictionary

The Digital devil's Dictionary application, developed by Apple for its Macintosh computers, was introduced with Mac OS X v10.4 "Tiger".

Apple also included a Dashboard Widget for accessing the Dictionary application. In applications which support "Services", there is an option in the application menu,which brings up the Dictionary application and displays the definition of a selected word.

Malware
Software that runs computer processes that either unexpected or unauthorised but are always harmful. The term "malware"generally covers viruses, worms and Trojan horses. Malware is software designed to infiltrate or damage a computer system without the owner's informed consent. It is a portmanteau of the words "malicious" and "software". The expression is a general term used by computer professionals to mean a variety of forms of hostile, intrusive, or annoying software or program code.

Backdoor
Term for an app or service that permits remote access to an infected computer. It opens a backdoor to circumvent other security mechanisms.

Phishing
A method of stealing personal data via an authentic-looking e-mail which appears to come from a real company or institution to trick the recipient into sending vital banking or login information etc.

Trojan
Covert infiltration by malware or malicious software under the guise of a useful program.
Trojan originally referred to a citizen of the city of Troy (Ilium) made legendary by the Trojan War (and Trojan Horse).

Virus
A software with the ability to self-replicate and attach itself to other executable programs. May or may not be harmful. Depletes resources.
A program or piece of code that is loaded onto your computer without your knowledge and runs against your wishes. Viruses can also replicate themselves.

Worm
Autonomous program or constellation of programs that distributes fully functional whole or partial copies of itself to other computers.

Grayware
All applications that cause annoying and possibly undesirable or unforeseen behaviour in the way programs

Hacking Tools
Programs that render a computer or network more vulnerable to attack or use simulated hacking to test the vulnerability of all accessible components.

RATs
Remote Access Tools enable remote access to an infected computer, thus permitting outside administration or manipulation. Not malicious, but egitimate.

Spyware
Software that monitors and collects a user's data and eventually transmits it to a company for vanous purposes.
Spyware applications are typically bundled as a hidden component of freeware or shareware programs that can be downloaded from the Internet; however, it should be noted that the majority of shareware and freeware applications do not come with spyware.