Questions tagged [malware]
Malware (short for Malicious Software) is a type of software designed to access a computer system without the owner's informed consent.
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Were my DNS servers changed?
I recently stupidly clicked on a suspicious link and since then, Chrome stalls for a few seconds before reaching a web page.
I suspect my DNS servers may have been changed (among other possible ...
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How do I stop chrome from redirecting me due to malicious software [duplicate]
When I click some links in chrome (trusted websites), I get redirected to 'spam' websites that say "your computer has viruses" or something stupid like that. How do I stop it from doing this? I have ...
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What is the executable /usr/bin/host on linux good for? Can I kill it?
So I had a compromised /usr/bin/host process running and trying to open HTTP requests out of my machine. I killed it. But now I am wondering. Do I need /usr/bin/host for anything? How do I re-install ...
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Why does this program give a Windows 8 SmartScreen warning?
Why does this program
http://creativeadept.com/download-spintax-editor/
give me a SmartScreen warning in Windows 8
when a Malwarebytes scan and Windows Defender scan found nothing? What is wrong ...
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Does marking files as readonly make them secure?
In Windows (or any OS, really), does marking a file as "Readonly" make it less susceptible to malware and unwanted manipulation? Additionally, should I still scan readonly files for viruses and other ...
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Is this malware?
I have a machine running Linux Mint (qiana). I noticed it was often slow and when I looked at top I found
PID USER PR NI VIRT RES SHR S %CPU %MEM TIME+ COMMAND ...
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Automatic password reset prompt on Windows 7?
My wife just told me that earlier today she received a prompt on her laptop to change her password, and complied with the request. Her laptop is running a vanilla install of Windows 7, 64-bit. All ...
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Blocking Intellitxt (random ad links on browsers)
On my browsers, links are created on random words within a text and when I hover over them a small ad window pops up, which is quite annoying.
I read here that this is called Intellitxt and that ...
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Stubborn Startup Page - MyStartSearch - mystartsearch.com
Just earlier I opened IE to go check my emails, etc... but my startup page is not google anymore as it previously was. The startup page was instead some "mystartsearches" thing which I had not ...
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Computer malware injects scripts causing full of javascript errors
I have a local browser application (written in php, running on usbwebserver) which runs fine on all of my users' computers except for one. When i checked the app, it seems that there have been ...
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How do I permanently get rid of "bigdeal" malware? [duplicate]
I'm very conservative in how I use my computer (no illegal software, no strange downloads) yet still managed to get infected by a very annoying piece of malware. I presents itself mostly in Internet ...
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What is Conime.exe and is it safe to delete / remove from startup?
Why am I posting this?
After googling this, the answers were very unclear, scattered and gave different answers. So, once I had worked out what this process was and what it does, I thought I'd help ...
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Reinstall Windows 7 after using DBAN?
I'm preparing to sell a computer. It came with Windows 7 (no install disks).
I want to wipe all my data in the most secure way possible, (not just remove links, but overwrite the drive). My goal is ...
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random filenames on external hdd drive
i am in big troubble. My friend gaves me his external usb hdd drive and told me, his files are deleted and renamed.
I just want to restore the data with the program "recuva" but it dosn't work.
I ...
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How can I restrict access to a backup drive to only one program in Windows 7?
I got an old computer from some friends, so I decided to wipe it and set it up as a home NAS running Windows 7. My plan is to have two external drives: one as a network-accessible, read/write device ...
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How do I delete files that are locked when no other app can delete them?
So I found out that I had a Trojan on my external hard drive. My anti-virus app killed it, but it has created a bunch of random files on my computer which cannot be deleted. These are image files. ...
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Possible malware modification of Windows registry entry
I found a strange entry in Windows registry on two of my PCs, and posted it as a question on Stack Overflow, here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/27716746/hklm-system-currentcontrolset-control-...
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How to remove topic torch from my computer?
Somehow I have managed to get the topic torch malware installed on my computer, which show's ads whenever browsing (see screenshot).
I have many of suggestions, but I can't seem to find the programs ...
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Malicious pop-up in Chrome: "WARNING! Please Install Update To Continue."
Does anyone know how to get rid of this pop-up:
The page at new1getallfilesnow.maynemyltf.netdna-cdn.com says:
WARNING! Please Install Update To Continue.
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Botnet/Virus Removal? [duplicate]
I am not sure what type of virus I have on my computer, and I am not sure if this is the right site to ask this type of question on, but here it goes:
About a month ago I downloaded something i ...
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Sudden popup in all browsers on some sites - How to remove?
Recently got infected with something where, in all browsers (IE9, FF, Cx), a 3.5" square popup appears on many sites in the lower left (or right) corners. It wants me to download something or watch ...
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How to find which program is reading a file?
I tried delete some file but windows 8.1 reported that access is denied, which other program might read that file, but I don't run any. So it is maybe a harmful program.
How can I find out which ...
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Cleaning a compromised Router?
At the office I noticed malware symptoms on one of the computers. I tried cleaning it and found nothing. Then I noticed I got the same behavior on my phone and the other computer: occasional links ...
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Can an infected Android or iOS phone infect a PC running Windows?
I realize that any .apk may not run on Windows via anything other than an emulator, but my instructor insists that it can. Here are my objections:
Can I infect the computers at school with my Android ...
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What are these files that defy file permissions to be inaccessible?
Every once in a while in our environment the AV comes across a malicious file, usually in a users temporary internet files, that no matter what I try, I can't edit, move, copy, or in any way access ...
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Which File Did Microsoft Safety Scanner Fix?
Microsoft Safety Scanner says it partially fixed a file. How do I find out which file it fixed?
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laptop shuts off out of sudden when the fan suddenly stops spinning
My laptop recently got an issue. it will shuts down during loading when I turn it off repeatedly. it got worse during time, previously, if it happens, next try the laptop would work fine, but now, I ...
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Unwanted redirects in chrome
When I type a search in chrome on OS X it automatically does another search after I hit enter. This seems like malware. I found a few extensions in chrome that I did not install -- and I removed them. ...
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What can a service do on Windows?
What kind malware/spyware could someone put into a service that doesn't have it's own process on windows? I mean services that use svchost.exe for example, like this:
Could a service spy on my ...
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Does not setting a wifi password allow malware to more easily jump between computers?
Does not setting a wifi password allow malware to more easily jump between computers?
(Some users don't set wifi passwords if intruders aren't able to get within range of their wifi.)
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Fix 0xC0000005 application crash error?
Almost all my installed programs (Firefox, skype, other 3rd party programs, ...) crash. They all assigned with EventID:1000 and Exception code: 0xc0000005.
I have tried to change the memory but
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EFI partition malware?
I have a 2011 Macbook Pro, running 10.8.2 and was worried that the laptop may have been tampered with while left unattended for a few days while abroad in Asia.
I have mounted my EFI partition using:
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Is Linux vulnerable to Java drive-by exploits?
Is Linux vulnerable to Java drive-by exploits?
Another computer I run on windows 7 just notified me that it was infected through Java, and I'm wondering if my Linux box (ubuntu 10) with Java ...
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Can't fix file association after removing unwanted junkware
I am having issues with my Type of file parameter, and default opening. As you can see in the "open with" window, the option to select default is greyed out. On the left it says that the type of file ...
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How can I grant user rights to prevent my mom from installing spyware?
My mother is a schoolteacher, and has an uncanny knack for inadvertently installing spyware/adware/malware whilst surfing the internet. She has a Win8 Laptop, and needs to have access to Office for ...
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Unable to change browser's default home page
After installing Qvod player, my IE homepage was set to:
http://www.hao123.com/?tn=97473572_hao_pg
I tried to set the home page via IE settings, however it changed back to http://www.hao123.com ...
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Can I remove nengine.dll from my machine?
I recently started seeing an error message when starting up my pc:
nengine.dll is not a proper application extention.
Not recognising this nengine.dll, I did a quick search online and found it's ...
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Suspicious .nyiyeverc file in my home directory
I found a suspicious hidden file on my Mac (a ppc powerbook running 10.4.11) when cleaning house recently. It's an 8 kb Unix executable file named ".nyiyeverc" sitting in my home directory (~/).I ...
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Is webinternetsecurity a threat to a network and how to remove completely?
I am in IT and one of our computer was detected to have a trojan virus. It was detected as Artemis!294D8BF17879. It turns out to be an application called WebInternetSecurity that appears to create ...
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Impossible to access/add local network PC/drives after malware [closed]
My PC was infected by a rootkit virus along with some malwares.
I fully cleaned it using MalwareBytes AntiMalware, Anti-Rootkit, ADWCleaner and RogueKiller, so I know it's clean.
Since the infection ...
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Do I need to be concerned using the Git Bash on Windows with Shellshock?
I use the Git Bash on a Windows 8.1 machine.
Do I need to be concerned by Shellshock?
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Removing search engine malware from Firefox
I have for some reason had my computer hijacked by the Snap.do malware. It takes over my browser and sets my new tab, startup page and default search engine to snap.do, something that I'm not very ...
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How to know what kind of malware infected the PC?
I downloaded a software from cnet, and cnet downloader installed malicious software. I removed them using the add or remove program but the malware are still there, some toolbar, and some backup ...
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Need to change the "auto detect" proxy settings in Windows
I downloaded and accidentally installed some nasty malware from CNET.com. I've finished cleaning up most of it, but there is one setting I haven't been able to get back to normal.
In several programs ...
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Why does Google Chrome flag my application as Malware?
I have an application which I made in VS 2010 in C#-4.0.
The purpose of the program is to handle product orders for my employer.
However, for some reason, and this is the only program that I've seen ...
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Cannot close notifications in Windows 8
Seems like a bug, but it is very annoying. Windows 8 keeps showing notifications which I cannot close. I tried to click on x and _ but no reaction.
Here is a screenshot showing such an unclosable ...
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Is this a hijack?
My home router was down the other day. I tried to use chrome, and I got the following error message:
DNS Lookup for "www.searchpage.com" failed. The requested name is valid, but no data of the ...
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Linkbucks Adware on Goo.gl links
I have created a goo.gl shortlink for my app page, so that I can know how many times the link is clicked from my page. I checked the link when I created it, and it worked fine.
Now when I checked it ...
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Can ping the ip-Address but not the site and neither browse to it
Due to some malware or virus, I was unable to connect to any site while the connection showed "Internet Access". On experimenting, I found that I was able to ping the I.P. address of google. But when ...
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My friend fell for a tech support scam. I formatted her computer. What should I do now?
My friend received a call from a person claiming to be a Microsoft tech support representative. This person claimed her laptop was infected with malware and compromised by hackers. He proceeded to ...
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