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Glossary

The glossary below contains many of the terms you will find in common use throughout the Symantec Security Response website. Please refer to this list to find definitions of terms and answers to other Internet security-related questions.
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non-viral malicious entity

A certain entity that does not exhibit virus-like behavior, but which is determined to be malicious or is blocked at all times as a matter of company policy or practice.