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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.

Malware includes computer viruses, worms, trojan horses, spyware, dishonest adware, scareware, crimeware, most rootkits, and other malicious and unwanted software or programs.

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What is the purpose of malware?

I've seen all sorts of speculation on why malware is created and distributed, but is there any hard evidence of what exactly it does and why? Please point me to any online resources.
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Please suggest some safety measures for analysing viruses on my pendrive

My pendrive have been infected by virus and my antivirus fails to detect it. Several folders on my pendrive have been hidden and the virus has spread all over my computer. I see many strange changes in my computer like BiBin.exe appears everywhere,…
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Is there spyware in most crack/cracked/keygen software?

Would be correct to avoid crack/keygen software because of the risk of malware, even if an updated antivirus doesn't detect anything? (ignoring all legal problems involved)
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I got a virus, never seen anything like this

My computer is running Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit. Not 100% sure what happened but I got a virus on my laptop. Never had an issue with this before and when I went to bed last night everything was working normal. I did a reboot before I went to…
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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 program is holding that file?
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Malware seems to disappear when brought into the shop

Question: Is there a type of malware out there that "goes stealth" when in a different environment from it's usual one (IE, when the computer is brought into the shop), and then reactivates when back in the usual environment. If so, how do I detect…
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How do I get rid of `Wise convert`?

I recently started writing automated test programs with Selenium. In the program, I am opening a Web site using a chromedriver object. My computer somehow got "infected" with a program/tool called "Wise Convert". After my Web page opens, I get a box…
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"Access denied" to C:\Documents and Settings after removing malware?

My Windows 7 PC became infected with the so-called "Malware Protection designed to protect" trojan while I was at work the other day. I managed to kill the process so that the malware is no longer running. The removal instructions specify to delete…
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Identify location of infected files Clamscan says it found without sucess

I am using a devuan system and while doing clamscan -r -i / the clamscan report shows up two infected files. However clamscan do not seem to create any log of the searching so I am stuck knowing my operating system could be infected without being…
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How does "dragon branch ads" get installed on a PC?

This annoying app called "dragon branch ads" was installed on my PC and I have no idea how or what installed it on my PC. My question is.. Does anyone know how "dragon branch ads" may have been installed on my PC? I also read through the question…
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Virus disguising as file

Can files be infected with malware and them running as soon as the disk their on is connected/when their opened(Im talking for files like mp4/mov/avi, pngs(images generally) and compressed zip,tar.gz and most of all text files files) If so is there…
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Is BackUpDutyLite Malware?

My teacher's laptop has a program called BackUpDutyLite. She says that she might have installed it, but possibly not. A google search shows some examples of it being malware, but I am not sure. Is it malware?
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Is it possible to have malware in Google Chrome?

Some pop-up ads have been appearing. Chrome blocks them, but it's annoying anyway. Some websites (like Google Reader) seems to not work well due to this. I suspect this is due to a malware in Chrome for a couple of reasons: It is only in Chrome (not…
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What is the likelihood of malware infections in Appdata\Roaming folder?

I recently redirected my C:\Users\Me\Appdata\Roaming folder to my e: drive (where many other folders from my profile have been redirected to for years). This way, if/when I restore an image to c:, my programs' settings can be unaffected, just as my…
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Can I got hacked when I use an online youtube downloader

Title says all. If I use online youtube downloader, is there any risk of putting my computer into danger? Like the video / audio file can contain dangerous executable code?
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