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urxvt prompt starts in the middle of screen and tmux shows gibberish when started from it
Lately I noticed that my terminal prompt on urxvt does not start on the first line when I open it, but on the middle of the screen. Also when later I execute tmux command to use tmux inside a urxvt ...
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Can the boot USB get infected if PC is infected?
I want to create a Windows 11 boot USB stick. That's not the problem though as this is easy with the Microsoft provided tool.
What I do want to know is, let's assume your computer is infected, you try ...
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Is it possible to get infected while entering a mispelled url?
I accidentally mispelled hotmail, so instead of that I entered hotmoil(dot)com. I did closed fast my browser when I noticed but is it possible to be infected? I saw no new downloads and I am using ...
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Why is limited access to file_system in Windows to prevent malware still not a thing? [closed]
It is 2023, and how do we still not have a proper solution to it?
Android manages it very well by restricting important app_data files to each app, and apart from that android also has limited access ...
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I am getting a weird error unauthorized changes blocked controlled folder access blocked OMApSvcBroker.exe . Do you think it is some sort of virus?
Here is the image below:
I have run windows defender multiple times nothing shows up. I also ran RKill + Malwarebytes ADW cleaner + Hitman pro
removal programs. The only thing I have not done in a ...
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I can't use any of my antivirus, and none of it will load (or the websites) will load. help please [duplicate]
i cant go to an antivirus website, nor can i open malwarebytes because it says "The application was unable to start correctly (0xc0000017). Click OK to close the application." im aware that ...
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Chrome trying to download something?
Lately my Kaspersky antivirus has been showing weird notifications ahout blocking download attempts made from Chrome because it contains adware and such. Here's the log:
Event: Download denied
User: ...
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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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Suspicious Executable - Samsung Magician
I'm hoping someone may be able to give me some input on an executable I found running every time I boot up my PC. I use the Samsung Magician software which runs on startup, but it wasn't until today I ...
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7zip program infected with malwares and viruses [duplicate]
7zip program infected with malwares and viruses.
Virus Total scanned the installer as good with malicious and suspecious relations.
The 7-zip program
7-zip v22.01 - (may be infected)
From the Virus ...
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Find/Remove suspected virus/malware on macbook air (mapi.sport80.com)
I've found a program running on a friend's Mac that is under the name "mapi.sport80.com" in screen time & it has been running consistently for 5 days straight, it looks to be accessing ...
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ANONYM USER whatis this ? i never saw this before
I was searching for some info on sdhl.dat and found this:
Hello
I have a .dat file on my PC and every time I try to delete it, it comes back after restarting the PC. After some search I found this &...
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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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Trojan virus threat 'removed or restored'
I recently downloaded a file from a malicious website by mistake. It had a trojan virus with the name as following :-
Trojan.win32.Zapchast
My windows defender detected the threat and then quarantined ...
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What's the safest way to open a suspicious link?
Sometimes I get very suspicious messages or I see a random link somewhere I obviously don't click on them but I'm still curious what's on the site. So that makes me wonder what's the safest way to ...
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