Questions tagged [virus]
A computer virus is a program or piece of code that tends to be malicious and is loaded onto your computer without your knowledge and runs against your wishes.
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Read Write Execute on infected thumb drives
There is some debate going on among my peers. With differing opinions regarding risk on infected thumb drive with limiting policies set on it.
Question is Can you still get an infection with read ...
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Can I get malicious malware in my computer or any kinds of virus by registering through Google/Facebook to a specifc site?
Lately, there is a start up company in Israel called Initiative Q and currently it gives out coins (that are similar to bitcoin but they don't run on Blockchain technology) in order to advertise their ...
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How to act on company-wide malware infestation
A colleague left and I have been entrusted with the security of the company. Checking an initial status I found that the machines are infested with viruses and there are multiple port scans and brute ...
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Getting a M2IzYzlm.exe in task manager [duplicate]
Getting a M2IzYzlm.exe in task manager, It pops up after a certain interval of time and switches off my wifi, when I right clicked and tried to locate it, it shows a folder with a weird name inside ...
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Could YouTube downloaded videos be infected (by Youtube)?
I downloaded Youtube videos, but found out just now it is illegal. I thought that if Mozilla page has add-on for that, it must be legal!
Could Youtube videos be infected? Could Youtube infect them to ...
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Need to infect a computer for testing - how do? [duplicate]
I'm trying to infect a laptop with malware for testing purposes and I just can't seem to do it. I've been searching for .exes that will just RUN and I can't find anything straight forward. Looking at ...
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How do I decode this hacker payload?
A hacker submitted this via apache $_SERVER["HTTP_IF"]:
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Feasibility of infecting notebook BIOS with virus?
I bought my computer in 2011.
From 2011 to 2015 the computer was accessible to a cousin of mine who is a developer. He doesn't work with IT security, but has more than a decade of experience ...
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Best practice for home router configuration
Having read about the large number of routers infected by Wifatch, I've realised I don't know how to check whether my router has been infected with this or more malicious malware or what I'd do about ...
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How (and where) to report a web site distribute a program with a virus?
I came across this free video converter program for Windows called Any video converter and installed it, my antivirus program immediately found a virus within it (Win32:Evo-gen).
How and where can I ...
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(WMI Infections) Suspect behavior from scrcons.exe detected?
In almost every five minutes, I come out of the AVG avg stop downloading files and do not know which program wants to download these files.
I have read this before WMI Infections
So, i opened this ...
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Firefox accuses of malware, but virustotal have 0 matches
I sometimes download PDFs on libgen and sometimes Firefox will acuse them of being malware with the advice "this file contains virus or malware" but gives no details. I've run several of these files ...
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Refurbished laptop computer - any advice?
I just recently bought a refurbished laptop. I have seen stories of refurbished phones being sold with spyware, trojans etc installed on them. My question is, what steps should I take (outside of ...
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Suspicious redirect in Chrome
I was online and one of the sites randomly redirected to a site called mcafeesecurity.application-center.club. It was talking about how my mcafee has expired (my subscription is current). I scanned ...
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Malicious URL - just Chrome [duplicate]
I was scanning a file on VirusTotal.com and it was identified malicious by only one antivirus (1/68 antiviruses) called CMC so I was interested to know about this antivirus, see if it's the deal or ...
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What harm could malicious PHP code cause?
What harm can virus sites that contain malicious PHP code cause? What is an example of a piece of PHP code that could potentially harm your computer or steal information?
I know that most if not all ...
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What is the safest way to deal with loads of incoming PDF files, some of which could potentially be malicious?
As an investigative journalist I receive each day dozens of messages, many of which contain PDF documents. But I'm worried about some of the potentially malicious consequences of blindly opening them ...
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How to make a Virus Analyser? [closed]
want to create a program that can check a file and give output about file is in infected or not,also need to know what kind of infection that file have (ex : Trojan, worms, etc )
Is there a way to ...
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Impossible removing JS:Downloader-FHB trj [closed]
im having big issues removing "JS:Downloader-FHB trj" on my computer, i already tried all software available, and after detecting and removing than the software says that is clean, but is not in ...
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Malware infection through phone call [duplicate]
Is it possible for someone to infect your phone/computer network with malware through a phone call if the phone is connected to said network as well?
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usync.nexage.com MS Edge Exploit?
Related to this question: Is This A Hack/Malware/Breach?
Date: Noticed between 5/23-5/24/2018
OS: Windows 10
Applies to: Windows 10 version 1709 for x64-based Systems
Browser: Microsoft Edge 41....
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Can a Windows program compromise the desktop hardware without giving administrator rights?
If I run a program on a Windows 10 machine, can the program install a virus on an attached USB drive, and can it install a virus into the firmware of the computer to be loaded before the OS/bootloader?...
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Why does Antivirus Softwares have an Issue with EXE Packers
Im trying to pack an Executable using an Exe Packer like UPX.I packed and checked the File with VirusTotal.com.Here some 9 Antivirus Products say its a Virus actually its a harmless exe.I think the AV ...
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Haunted Google Account?
Not to be dramatic but at my level of inexperience, the title is what I'm left with. Hoping smarter people can point me in the right direction, so here goes...
A google account used in a school ...
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If the browser enforces a Sandox, then why the infections by malware?
By design the browser enforces a Sandbox, but we know that Javascript which runs inside this sandbox can be used to do malware damage etc.Isn't the sandbox supposed to protect against it as well as ...
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When did we start to call malicious software "malware"?
I'm looking into the history of malware. When was malicious software fist called malware? I think that malicious software is called "computer virus".
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Are Trojan Horse virus? (or is it a matter of debate?) [duplicate]
Trojan is a malware, no doubt. But is it a virus?
While googled, got the following,
A Trojan horse may also be referred to as a Trojan horse virus, but
that is technically incorrect. Unlike a ...
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Do I really need an Anti-Virus software if I'm careful about where I browse?
A friend told to me the following:
I don't use Anti-Virus software at all, I am just careful about where I go and what I click on.
I've also heard this from other people as I've repaired their PC'...
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What is the risk of copy and pasting Linux commands from a website? How can some commands be invisible? [duplicate]
Like all beginners in the land of Linux, I usually look for websites that
contain some useful shell commands, mark it with my mouse, copy it (CTRL + C)
and paste it into a terminal.
For example, if ...
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Knowing if a malware infected something else than the hdd or ssd
I saw a very interesting answer stating that something else than hdd or ssd can be infected : Can a computer virus be stored somewhere else than on the hard drive?
It is very important for me to be ...
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Is it safe to open a message in inbox? (but not the GIF itself?)
I received message in my inbox of facebook which says my friend sent me a gif.
Now, is it safe if I only see the message? By seeing the message I mean "just" the message itself, and not click on the "...
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Windows flags Microsoft Sysinternals .zip files as malicious
Downloaded sdelete v2.01 from official Microsoft website using Google Chrome on Windows 10 Pro: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/sdelete
Basic info for SDelete.zip:
SHA256: ...
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Somehow unexpectedly my computer got infected with malware
So I consider myself a pretty conscious computer user.
I run Windows 7 SP1 Pro 64bit and I update it.
For surfing on the web I use Firefox 20.0.1 - I keep it updated. I also have NoScript and AdBlock ...
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I need to decode this suspicious code and explain what it is doing? [duplicate]
$llkas = '-tl#o3s1vnHr_ue*2b\'8c6mx9fya0ip47kgd';
$spvgazs = Array();
$spvgazs[] = $llkas[10].$llkas[15];
$spvgazs[] = $llkas[19].$llkas[19].$llkas[16].$llkas[16].$llkas[27].$llkas[27].$...
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Find changes and modifications made to system by application or virus,
I would like to use either Hyper-V or Vmware to take a Clean Base snapshot and a snapshot after an application or virus has made changes so I can then see what was changed between the two images.
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Maximum effective distance from the infected network
We are new to Information security and we have a question that we can not figure out how to solve.
We can assume that:
The malware is deployed on an infected laptop that is connected to
a network, ...
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Hundreds of old MS Office files increased by about 10kb
We have most of our documents backed up and syncing in MS Sharepoint. That has worked very well for us. However, I just noticed an old folder I created on the C: drive at the time of setting all this ...
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What is coin hive virus?
My Kaspersky Internet Security said it detects a trojan at (do not go to the link below, my KIS said it's trojan):
https:// coinhive.com/lib/coinhive.min.js
The Trojan name is Trojan.JS.Miner.d.
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Computer Virus detection decidability proof [closed]
Is there a way to prove that detecting computer virus is decidable, the prove may be theoretical also
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Android antivirus apps
Is it necessary to have an internet connection to run and properly scan an android device for viruses or malware using an anti-virus app? How an anti-virus app scan an android device for infected ...
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What's the risk in downloading a .pdf from a phishing email?
I've received an email which is an obvious phishing attempt. However, a .pdf has been attached which I want to open, just out of curiosity!
What are the risks in downloading .pdf files from unknown ...
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Do software do an integrity check before executing?
I am testing a software that I need to install on my computer locally. It seems I can modify one of the .exe or .dll using msfvenom to include a malicious payload, like a reverse shell. From there, I ...
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Are there known Windows viruses which are capable of ARP spoofing?
Are there known Windows viruses which are capable of ARP spoofing? If so, how widespread are they?
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A Facebook impersonator uploaded pictures of me I never posted online. Now what? [closed]
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One late night I was multi-tasking when a (trusted) friend sent me a link with text in a Facebook message he had apparently written. The preview of the link had a picture of me, and ...
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Is there a real possibility of getting malware by “drive-by”?
I know malware can be gotten by downloading and running stuff, but is there a real possibility of just viewing a webpage or clicking a link and getting one?
Assuming using only Firefox / Chrome and ...
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Should I get an antivirus for Ubuntu?
Considering the recent thread regarding anti-virus for the Mac I wonder how many of the arguments put forth are relevant today to Linux systems, specifically Ubuntu.
There are no known Ubuntu desktop ...
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How to secure infected all-in-one pc? [duplicate]
Got infected by a malware/virus by downloading and opening a .doc file in an email attachment, when restarting the machine it failed on boot several times, I used recovery mode to fix boot issue but ...
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functioning ( behavioural based ) of an antivirus [closed]
I know how signatures are used to detect malware samples of already known malware and techniques to apply to use.
1.What are some of the different behavioral techniques used by antivirus/anti-malware ...
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Can a SIM card propagate malware?
Is it possible that malware can infect a SIM card? What will happen when I insert the SIM card in another phone?
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I just got sent to a fake windows tech support website [closed]
And it spam downloaded a bunch of random files. I'm a little worried now, but I know that the people who make these websites are usually very unintelligent. However, can I have some reassurance or a ...
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