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Malware is any software application which subverts the will of the legitimate owner of a computer, by means of force or subterfuge, with or without personal or monetary gain on the part of the creator.
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What's this port?
On examining closer, you will see that it listens to the loopback interface (127.0.0.1). It is used for the 1Password extension to talk to the 1Password Agent.
It should listen to loopback only, like …
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Can I check the content of a suspicious file directly on the server using an editor, e.g. vim?
If you have files that you cannot explain, then you have a security risk. It is as simple as that. If possible, take the site off-line. Then run a copy to a place where you can do forensics. If you ne …
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Can your phone get hacked just through your phone number?
This question is too broad and too naive for this forum.
If anyone that knows a phone number can hack into that phone, then we would have giant botnets. Think about it:
for phone = 0 to 99999999
…
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What prevents Windows from being as secure as Linux?
The point is not so much that Microsoft did not solve this. The point is that Windows users are/where used to being administrator all the time on their PC. If, on a Linux distribution, you would alway …
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Network knowledge in malware analysis
If you want to become a successful malware analyst, you must have a large base knowledge. … You cannot analyse malware that does something on the network, if you need to brush-up on your network knowledge. …
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How can I explain our system admins that AV can't protect our enterprise machines from attac...
It surprises me that you have to. But then, they might be unfamiliar with the USBninja. Explaining what the USBninja does should be sufficient for sysadmins. But the best way is to show them. Buy one. …
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Checking system integrity after clicking scam email link on Linux
Most of the standard security in Linux distributions prevent the worse incidents. I assume your mother does not browse as root. And if your distro has the latest patches applied, most of the time, you …
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Is an antivirus needed for linux home usage when there is exchange of files with other OS e....
Cross-platform malware is rare, but it exists. Also, interpretative languages (like Acrobat Javascript in PDFs) enable this cross-platform capability more and more. …