Spyware is a computer program which collects information about the user such as habits on the Internet and transmits that information to an external entity on the Internet without user knowledge or consent.
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How to scan and detect spying software
I have a friend who caught his landlord in his apartment using his laptop (he moved out afterward). The next time he tried to log in, his password was changed. I fixed the password problem but I got ...
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How to get rid of “mixi.dj search” engine in Chrome? [duplicate]
Every time I restart Google Chrome, the defalt search engine is set to "mixi.DJ search", even if I remove it from the list of search engines.
How to definitively get rid of it ?
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Force Vipre to Block Spyware based on Name
I've noticed that Vipre is horrible at catching any spyware, IE toolbars. In terms of forcing it to recognize toolbars and the like as viruses (in the depth that Hitman does), is there anything I can ...
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Does network monitoring tools help in detecting spywares?
Is it possible for spywares/ virus not to be detected by network monitoring tool ( for eg TCPView) if they are sending information/files over internet ?
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How to check if classroomspy is installed? [closed]
How can I check if classroomspy software is installed in my pc? And spying me?
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Are all platforms vulnerable to RAT's?
I just resently found out about RAT and Keyloggers (Remote Administration Tool) that is used by "hackers" to take controll over a cumputeres.
Here is some information on the topic.
Is linux ...
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Checking new computer for spyware and keyloggers
I just got a new computer from eBay. The previous owner cleaned off his own data with is good but how do I ensure that the system doesn't have any keyloggers or spyware.
I won't reinstall the OS. ...
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How do I know if I am being spied upon? [closed]
Perhaps, I am being too pessimistic when I ask this question and also I do not know if this question fits appropriately into this forum (if not please redirect to appropriate one).
So here is my ...
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Is it possible for virus in windows to infect ubuntu?
I have a triple boot, windows 7 , 8 and ubuntu. Is it possible that any spyware or virus in windows will also harm ubuntu or spy during ubuntu session ?
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Some issues related to spyware
I have following questions.
Is it possible for spyware or any other software to install without user initiation and notification ?
I have dual boot(windows 7 and 8), is it possible that any ...
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Spyware monitoring [closed]
There ought to be a simple program that will yes-or-no identify is there
is spyware using windows keyboard hooks. Yet I can't find it.
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How can I figure out where this tracking stuff is coming from?
I noticed an SE page was communicating with a load of tracking sites, as in, a load. I did some experiments. I am using Chrome, latest, on Windows 7. I have been using Ghostery and adblock since ...
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Is it possible to reinstall windows 8 upgrade on the SAME machine? (Clean Install)
I purchased the Windows 8 upgrade back in December. I've had it installed for a month now and am completely satisfied with the product.
Although, just recently my ex-roommate confessed to me that he ...
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Orbit Download Manager massive send packets (no torrent)
recently I've noticed my internet connection speed is low even my modem console was opening very slow , after troubleshooting using Wireshark I've found massive packets send to "sg.ilovewebgame.co.kr" ...
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Random 'Drivers installed message' appeared and lost internet connection suddenly
A notification randomly appeared while I was using my computer at the bottom right of the screen informing me 'Drivers had been successfully installed' and the Internet connection disconnected ...
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How do trojans/spywares eat up internet bandwidth? [closed]
My internet connection has become terribly slow due to a trojan/spyware which is eating up my internet bandwidth. However, apparently there is no process consuming bandwidth according to the monitor ...
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Is something infecting my Google searches?
I starting doing some experimentation toward making a browser userscript for Google searches and when opening the JavaScript console noticed something that strikes me as very fishy:
The page at ...
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Is something wrong when the force close screen shows as empty when shutting down Windows 7?
Whenever you attempt to shut down, log off or restart windows 7 and there are some applications still working and windows can not close them nicely, Windows 7 will show a black screen that asks you if ...
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Random Redirects - Spyware/adware?
PROBLEM
I am noticing that half of the websites I go to randomly redirect to bestprizedraw.com (this is not a link for your own safety). However, I have scanned my computer several times and have ...
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Detecting Spywares [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I get rid of malicious spyware, malware, viruses or rootkits from my PC?
I feel like my computer is being monitored by someone. I am terrified by seeing space ...
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Is there an easy way to disable a program called virobot?
I think is something like a management program, but I want to know what things it can do on my computer such as installing software, or remotely accessing my desktop.
I am using Windows 7 Business.
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Getting redirected to www.website-unavailable.com
When ever I type a wrong URL in to my URL bar, it redirects me to: www.website-unavailable.com
How do I stop this from happening? I would much rather just get redirected to Google.
This happens in ...
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Spyware from reputable websites?
I think I remember reading somewhere recently online that a surprisingly high percentage of spyware on computers is spread from reputable websites; you don't have to visit the Internet's "rough ...
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Some program itself starts and stops in a fraction of seconds.. whats that
Some program itself starts and stops in a fraction of seconds..
Yes and it happens so quickly that i am never able to see the name or even the icon of the program..
it is visible only in the ...
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Unknown top level window
After several months (years?) of bending myself backwards and almost going crazy I fall back to the only place I believe there could be and answer...
I've had the following top level window showing ...
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Why won't Google Chrome install on my Windows 7?
I can tell something is wrong with my computer.
A little history: Google Chrome was not running correctly. When i was using facebook, any link on face that ran an ajax javascript function would not ...
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Does my system has any potential Malware as Chrome is showing “This page has insecure content” pop-up
Well, I've been using chrome for a long time and it never showed such message unless it actually is.
Actually, I had to crack a RAR file for that I searched over google and found some tools which I ...
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Removing S.M.A.R.T. data recovery virus [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Computer is infected by a virus or a malware, what do I do now?
I have a virus on my computer. I don't know where it came from, but it says S.M.A.R.T Repair and ...
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Google SERP links going to random affiliate shopping sites [duplicate]
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Computer is infected by a virus or a malware, what do I do now?
Very odd issue here. I'm normally quite 'in the know' when it comes to dealing with ...
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How come a Malware got passed Avira when it detected it
So I have Avira installed in my other PC. It detected a Malware, and proceeded with the usual, scan, detect, quarantine. I thought it took care of it but the Malware actually took care of Avira! Now ...
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Checking for keylogger/trojan/spyware on OS X
I have enabled hidden files, ran netstat to observe active connections, and I am running Clamxav. Anybody know any other tricks or ideas to find anything hiding? This is a client's machine. It ppears ...
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“Ads not by this site” displayed by ads injected into certain web pages
I'm having ads injected into random pages in Firefox, such as Youtube, Wikipedia and Facebook. I know Wikipedia doesn't serve ads, so this must be some kind of adware. Below the ad appears the text ...
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Spyware propagation over wireless network? How to trace?
Recently at my company, we have been experiencing intermittent search redirects when connected to our wireless network.
I say intermittent because many times, simply disconnecting and reconnecting ...
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MacKeeper has hijacked my Safari Browser
MacKeeper (http:// mackeeperapp.zeobit.com) has hijacked my Safari browser. I have had to open Firefox, in order to get to the internet. I would rather use Safari, since that is where my bookmarks ...
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Is winrscmde good or bad?
Is svchost running with a description of "winrscmde" good or bad? Is it spyware? Malwarebytes and windows security essensials report two trojans found, but they don't say that is winrscmde. I booted ...
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How to remove ping virus? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Computer is infected by a virus or a malware, what do I do now?
I have a virus on my computer that calls an executeable (ping.exe) in the C:\Windows\system32 folder.
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Malware “System Fix” icon is still showing up [duplicate]
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What to do if my computer is infected by a virus or a malware?
My PC was recently infected by System Fix Malware/Spyware which has been removed by steps mentioned listed ...
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Cleaning up a boot-disk by mounting it in another computer [duplicate]
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What to do if my computer is infected by a virus or a malware?
I am helping a friend out who has made quite a mess of his windows PC. Problem is that thar are lots of ...
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How to get rid of the SolidDocuments spyware?
I just installed the latest version of PDFCreator and made sure that the option of installing the PDFCreator and Yahoo default Search are NOT installed, but for some reason whenever I start Internet ...
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I removed my-freeze.com NetAssistant, but now can't access two websites
I used "Revo Uninstaller" to uninstall the spyware which left me with a problem using Internet Explorer so then downloaded the free version of "Hijack This" from the website and, not reading the Super ...
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searchqu keeps coming back [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What to do if my computer is infected by a virus or a malware?
I keep removing "searchqu" as a search provider in both Firefox and IE but it always ends up coming back ...
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My home page always changes to smartwebsearch.net – is it a Trojan? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What to do if my computer is infected by a virus or a malware?
Every time I change the Home page in Firefox or IE it returns back to http://www.smartwebsearch.net ?
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How do I configure helpd on OSX so that it doesn't periodically call home to application sites?
Little Snitch, an outgoing network traffic blocker, notifies me when an application is attempting to establish a connection.
Many applications that I've installed have apparently registered ...
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What is otozya.exe? [c:\windows\otozya.exe] [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What to do if my computer is infected by a virus or a malware?
What is otozya.exe? [c:\windows\otozya.exe]
This file is hidden and isn't shown in c:\windows\otozya.exe. ...
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How do I tell if there are unwanted remote guests on my computer? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What to do if my computer is infected by a virus or a malware?
Why do I always find the strangest programs and the strangest text files all the time? All kinds of weird ...
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Is “Relevant Knowledge” spyware?
I am an advanced user, using Windows 7 with Avast! antivirus running.
Today I started browsing and faced some weird popup. Upon investigation I found that "Relevant Knowledge" was running in my ...
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Is spywarehelpcenter.com a reliable resource for malware removal?
I am looking for a good resource for removing a spyware program Security Shield. I know that many resources claiming to offer help are actually just proponents of additional spyware.
The article I ...
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Detection and removal of Trojan.Spyeye.AA [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What to do if my computer is infected by a virus or a malware?
I've found myself stuck with a keylogger that my firewall keeps reporting on startup/shutdown as ...
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How do I deal with messages stating a file “Contained a virus and was deleted” in IE9?
While doing Windows Recovery I installed IE9 on my Windows Vista machine.
This is the message I got when trying to download IE9 executable (or any .exe file) from IE9:
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Commercial Spyware Programs
I was reading an article based on these products and came up one question I need clarification on. According the author most antivirus software would not be able to detect the presence of a spyware or ...
