ActiveX
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Active
X is Microsoft technology that allows software
components to interact with one another in a
networked environment, regardless of the language
in which the components were created. These
internet applications are a whole lot more
powerful than simple scripts. ActiveX
only works in Internet Explorer and we do not
advocate their use on your website and recommend
extreme caution should you have cause for any
dealings with ActiveX.
There are two types of Active X applications: -
1. "un-signed" (not certified - and
definitely not to be trusted).
2. "signed" - certified - but should
also be treated with caution and only trusted if
from a website well known by you as they can still
contain malicious code.
Make
sure your IE settings for ActiveX are
"prompt" enabled so that you are asked
each time a website tries to load an ActiveX
Application.
Because
ActiveX control is a user interface element, it
makes integration and reuse of software components
easy for dialers and hijackers.
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Adware
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Similar
to spyware, and sometimes an off-shoot of spyware,
which collects aggregated usage information for
delivering advertisements that are especially
tailored to your habits without you requesting
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Affiliate
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Someone
who links to a company to promote them by selling
their product(s) and/or refer others to sign up as
affiliates, in return for a commission.
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Associate
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Someone
who joins with a company in a professional manner
as an ally or partner to refer others and/or
promote their products(s) in return for a
commission. |
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Browser
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A
program or software (such as Internet Explorer,
Netscape, AOL etc.) that is installed on your
computer to enable you to navigate between
websites when you are connected to the internet. |
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Browser
Helper Object
(BHO)
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BHO's
are programs that are used for extending Internet
Explorer such as add on toolbars and additional
hidden functions.
However,
BHO's often use an ActiveX installation program
and, as BHO's have access to each URL you visit,
browser hijackers, spyware and adware can make use
of these by setting up advertisements or redirects
to sites or pages that you haven't requested. They
can also be used to track your movement on the
internet.
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Browser
Hijacker
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A
small program or registry setting that changes IE
start and search pages. If your browsers start
page suddenly changes without you doing anything,
it is a good possibility that your browser has
been hijacked through a "security hole"
on your system or by a file containing an "ActiveX"
program that the hijacker has managed to install
that will restore the hijacked settings upon each
system start. |
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| CEO |
This
is a "job" title and stands for "Chief
Executive
Officer"
- (another name for "Chairman of the
Board"). The CEO is usually the
"Head Person" of a company - although he
or she may not necessarily be the
"owner" of the
company.
The responsibility of a CEO is to oversee the
entire workforce and the company's overall
performance in terms of strategic planning and
finances and is usually the decision maker on all
important issues. |
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| CPA |
This
is a term used in marketing and stands for Click
Per
Action.
This means that you can market a product (either
as an affiliate or, indeed, one of your own
products) and only pay each time a visitor
actually performs an "action" whilst
viewing your advert. This "action"
could be something like completing a form in your
advertisement, clicking through to another page or
downloading information from a link within your
advert. |
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| Chisler |
Someone
who
wants
to swindle you by deception or fraud.
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| Clipboard |
The
clipboard is a built-in component in your
operating system files that works as a temporary
"store" for you when you use the
"Copy", "Cut" and Paste"
functions. It works in background mode and
is not visible to the user. |
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| Copy
& Paste |
This
is a term used for moving areas of text, or
images, from one area to another without having to
delete it from it's current position and re-type or
install it from scratch in it's new position.
For further information see our How
To section. |
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