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(Windows) Is it possible to catch a virus on my LAN without clicking on anything?

Scenario: My unpatched PC is connected to a network which contains other "infected" computers, can I get infected by viruses without any interaction on my part? Many Thanks
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keylogger detection by listening network

It is known that malware often uses keyloggers. Also some viruses aren't detected by antiviruses, therefore some viruses, especially APTs could stay in a system for so long without any detection. What ...
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How serious is a local virus in terms of network security

I work at an insurance company in the U.S. My colleague got a notification on his machine of a possible virus (through the virus scanner that is installed by default on all machines). He called up the ...
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Pcap file inspection [closed]

I have 3 packet capture, generated with Wireshark, of an example intrusion but I'm struggling to figure out whats going on. I also tried running the pcap files in snort to see if it detected ...
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How to detect a virus in a network card?

How can I know that a network card in a server was infected by a virus or not? Are there any methods to check it?
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What are these ip adresses my computer is connected and how do I block them if they are malicious? [closed]

When I execute a netstat command i see several ip-adresses that have connection to my pc and I don't what they are for. These are the ip's. TCP 192.168.1.20:1042 fa-in-f125:5222 ...
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Is Teredo in my router a back door?

I use the school computer, which I bought from school, administered by the IT-department. I opened a port to my computer when I stumbled upon this: It points to my computer IP. (I have a static IP ...
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What implications does IPv6 have for internet worms and script kiddies?

Though IPv6 is not here yet it one day we will all lose our familiar IPv4 addresses and be communicating over the internet solely with IPv6 addresses. What interests me is the implications this has ...