Questions tagged [anti-virus]
Software for protecting against, detecting, and removing viruses, malware, and other potential threats to a computer system.
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How to Reset ELAM (early launch antimalware) configuration on windows 10, corrupted driver can't be uninstalled
I have a windows 10 machine, up to date on all patches, but a corrupted ELAM driver from a previous installation of an antivirus. I have removed all of the AVs except windows defender and the elam ...
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windows 11 family antimalware service executable cannot been kill
Before you judge me saying there is already answer, I want to tell you that didn't work on windows 11. I has tried a lot of ways to kill it but it's still using more than 30% cpu of 12 core which is a ...
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Is this a Trojan? Random Windows 10 Microsoft Defender Antivirus sample submission message. What is this?
I have received a weird message from Windows (see picture). I would like to know what this exactly means.
I have only used the Edge browser (if it even has to do with it) maybe twice. Also sometimes ...
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ISP Notice Regarding Infected Computer and Potential Disconnection
Recently, my parents received an email supposedly from the ISP (Internet Service Provider) stating that their computer is infected and if they don't take steps to clean it, they may face disconnection ...
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Clam av automation issues (not performing auto scan ) in bash script
To automate ClamAV and monitor a specific directory for new file uploads, including all files and folders, excluding encrypted zip archives from scanning, I attempted to implement inotifywait with the ...
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Temporally deactivate antivirus
On my new Windows 10 PC Sophos antivirus is preinstaled defenetly not the best antivirus programm, but since I have no other have to live with it. The bigest problem with it is the deletion of files ...
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Windows Defender picks up Kali Linux's ISO. Is this normal or a real threat?
I ran a full PC scan by windows defender and this thing comes up and isn't going even after pressing start actions. Please help me out.
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Remove all AV entries in registry
We had to manually uninstall AV from a bunch of PC's but it has left some stale registry entries.
Specifically we want to remove entries found under 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Security Center\Provider\...
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Weird message in event log: "Microsoft Defender Antivirus ϋśèď сľöüδ ргοτэсŧιőň тο ġěţ ąðδίŧΐŏńάľ ѕеςųгĩŧý ΐиŧéľŀìģεπčз"
A relative of mine complained of a slow computer. At my suggestion, they rescanned the hard drive. It found issues, but the on-screen information was quite useless so I checked the Event Log. Several ...
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When AV software puts files and various malicious "objects" in "quarantine", what exactly do they actually do?
I had malware on a computer, which Malwarebytes managed to remove. Or did it? It rather "put it in quarantine". And it's remained like that. I see no way to actually delete it.
This appears ...
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Windows defender flags .vmdk files from VMWare as virus. False positive?
Since like half a year windows defender flags the .vmdk file from vm ware machines as virus.
It will say that it is infected with a form of "BlacoleRef". Strangly is that this doesn't happen ...
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How do I "mark" a file as safe against Windows Defender and/or Smart Screen?
I have an .ahk script that I wrote myself that was quarantined on a separate work station. I wasn't prompted (that I myself saw), and only realized it occured when I saw an error message on startup (...
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Is ExpressVPN trying to install malware on my PC?
I have been using ExpressVPN for a while. Today when I was trying to update it to the latest version (10.36.0.4), Kaspersky detected the following trojan:
HEUR:Trojan.Win64.Reincarnation.gen
Kaspersky'...
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How to allow windows to install a program it thinks is a virus?
We have a web application used inside our organization by some staff members. It sends messages to a local "launcher" application via http requests sent by javascript. It works perfectly, ...
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Are multiple anti-virus programs prone to conflicts on Windows?
I have not used Windows in years, so am rather out of date, but recently I was kibitzing with a friend about their laptop, that runs Windows 10.
I noticed that it had McAfee anti-virus installed as ...
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Do I really need an antivirus for my arch linux machine?
I have an arch Linux machine and I use it quite often. Moreover, I have a lot of applications even applications from aur, so my question is do I need an antivirus for it?
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Keep getting generic ip on dynamic server
So I've connected to my university's ethernet to get fast internet speeds rather than wifi. They use dynamic IP assignment but I keep getting assigned a generic IP address, and thus no connection. It ...
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Is it possible to obtain the path of a blocked threat in Windows Defender?
Windows Defender notified about a threat that has been blocked, and it provides the type of "threat", but it won't show any information regarding the file, even if I allow the threat.
I have ...
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What is the most efficient way to get new executables whitelisted at the big antivirus companies?
The problem explained
We developed an application (see https://embeetle.com). To avoid false positives, all our executables and dll's are code-signed with an Extended Verification Code Signing ...
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Is AV scanning zip files with non-exe contains re-assuring/reliable?
I was wondering how safe is scanning a .zip file and depending on the AV report on what to do with it. So specifically:
If I have a .zip file and I run a scan using a good antivirus and does not ...
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I can't turn on Windows 10 protection
In June I installed an optimizer called Smart Game booster, when I finished installing it I used it, but later I realized that Windows Defender was disabled.
It is the first time that the Antivirus is ...
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Win32:trojan-gen virus exe installed
I ran fake exe as i thought it was another program. After deep scanning with AVG, it located a win32:trojan-gen exe, moved it to quarantine and deleted. After scaning again, shows no malware. I am ...
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Is there any way to find out if the file is being scanned by antivirus?
I wonder if there is any indirect way to find out if a certain file is being frequently scanned by antivirus installed on the server?
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Is “Archive.Test.Agent2-9953724-0” a virus or false positive?
I do a routine scan of my computer every day using ClamXAV. I took a look at the report and it said I had 89 infected items. The infection name is Archive.Test.Agent2-9953724-0. The name doesn't sound ...
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Kaspersky Cloud security: remove warning message about Linux applications
I use WSL on Windows and Kaspersky annoys me often with this popup. Is there a way to exclude this warning
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New install - Windows 10 Pro 21H2 Security Tab missing from "Update & Security" & unable to locate Defender Antivirus
New install of Windows 10 21H2 from official Micriosoft ISO.
I have two issues.
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If I Click Start Button > Settings > Update & Security
Normally the third option down the list on the ...
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How to kill/terminate 360 process on Windows?
I wondering if it's possible to terminate 360 Total Security from command line on Windows.
I tried
pskill.exe QHSafeTray.exe
Unable to kill process
Access denied
Also tried taskkill /f /im QHSafeTray....
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What should be in the Windows Defender, Diagnostics folder in the registry?
How many entries should there be?
One Windows 10 PC has 6 entries, another has 3, in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft Defender\Diagnostics.
Examples, from one machine:-
RollbackToPlatformVersion ...
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How to make antivirus ignore my programs?
Is there any way to prevent my antivirus from flagging my programs on my computer and slowing their execution by scanning them constantly?
I've written them, so I know they're OK. Disabling antivirus (...
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What does this "IDP.SideLoad.Applaunch3" virus do?
I am running Windows 10. I recently installed Avast antivirus. It kept one file in quarantine:
MoUSO.exe because of "IDP.SideLoad.Applaunch3":
Google gave irrelevant results on this virus.
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How to start in SpyHunter 5 scan offline?
currently I collect good tools to remove malware in sad case of getting infected despite live-protection from AV.
Now I'm interested in SpyHunter 5. Despite being aware of program suspicious past I ...
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How to stop smadav from starting on boot completed?
I really do not know what is wrong with this software, I do not wish the program to launch after signing in so I decided to disable its startup from the startup section of the task manager. Still when ...
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Thunderbird takes 5+ min to start up
Since upgrading to Thunderbird 91 (currently 91.7.0), it consistently takes 5+ minutes to start [Windows 10 Pro x64 v. 21H2], even in Troubleshooting Mode (all extensions disabled). I can see the Disk ...
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Parse ClamAV scan file
I'm completely new to ClamAV
I am setting up ClamAV on one laptop located behind VLAN and I don't have the option to monitor result.
Still I need to know the result of the scan hence I decided to ...
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Avoid Antivirus AVG using too much CPU to check a Python script
I am currently developing a Python script that performs some http requests and uses a webdriver. When I run the script from Pycharm, AVG starts performing some sort of scanning that reduces the ...
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Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection Service won't start and unable to change Startup Type from Manual
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Windows Defender is running and Real-time protection is turned on according to the Windows Security settings page.
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The screenshot shows the highlighted service from ...
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Norton Antivirus protection has expired popup windows keep on showing up over and over again even though I have uninstalled it
Every few days, this popup keeps returning even though I had already uninstalled Norton from my computer a few months ago (the pop-ups were a nuisance). Clicking on the "Uninstall" button ...
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How to delete RAV Antivirus on my Windows 10
How can I delete RAVAntivirus from my computer.
There is no way I can delete this outrageous app from my computer. There will be an error in the control panel, as well as uninstall.exe, the folder ...
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Is there any point in scanning video files with MS Defender?
I have a policy of always scanning any newly-aquired files with MS Defender before I open them.
But I've noticed that if I scan a video file then no matter how large the file, MS Defender will near-...
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Why is it difficult to delete Avast Antivirus? Is there a permission bug in windows?
I just uninstalled avast via its own uninstaller and I realized there is some empty folders and registry record that it left. I tried to delete them with normal methods but I could'nt. so I re-...
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Does the "PlatformRollbackMethod" Windows Defender event indicate an issue?
For about a month I've been seeing this "PlatformRollbackMethod" in event viewer (Microsoft-Windows-Windows Defender/Operational)
Is this a common event, or an unusual one that might ...
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Windows Defender Exclusions
If a virus added itself to windows defender exclusions, it will never be scanned. However would windows defender still remove its startup registry keys and scheduled tasks?
Windows defender is the ...
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Way to ensure that my antivirus is flagging a false positive
So I recently bought Tom Clancy's Splinter cell and Splinter cell: Chaos theory on Steam. While the games work perfectly, as soon as I run them, my antivirus flags them as keyloggers and blocks them(...
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Can I tell windows to never allow specific apps (or apps with specific publishers) to be installed? [duplicate]
Periodically I get a panicked call from my mum because her computer is saying it's got a virus and she needs to renew her antivirus in order to fix it. She's on a licensed copy of Windows which has ...
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My mouse cursor is self-clicking and flickering
My mouse cursor is behaving like mad, it's continuously self-clicking. Option of left-click appear without me clicking it and it selects on of the option from the list. Especially while browsing it ...
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Why do all antivirus flag all keygen, crack or hacks as a threat?
I've been using computer for 20 years and I've used many antivirus. And I have had many "cracking software" laying around on the various PCs that I have used. These include keygen, software ...
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How to update Quicken on PC while leaving ON TrendMicro
Im on an HP Spectre laptop, Windows10 Home 20H2.... So about 1 year or so ago I tried to update quicken while keeping my TrendMicro AV on as usual and the update always failed. Quicken downloads and ...
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Bitdefender Free Antivirus Detected an Injection: Injection was being performed by OpenWith.exe
I was just trying to open a .txt file and when I clicked on it, it asked me to choose a program to open the file with. I clicked on the app and the box disappeared. I tried it multiple times and after ...
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How to use BootSectorScan with MpCmdRun (Windows)
The MpCmdRun documentation, such as it is, shows the existence of a "-BootSectorScan" option which "enables boot sector scanning" and that is "only valid for custom scan[s]&...
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automatically update Microsoft Defender Antivirus defentions - Windows 10 Pro
tl;dr I would like Windows Update to automatically download and install only the updates "Security Intelligence Update for Microsoft Defender Antivirus".
Currently, Windows Update policy is ...
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