Questions tagged [malware]
Malware is any software application which subverts the will of the legitimate owner of a computer, by means of force or subterfuge, with or without personal or monetary gain on the part of the creator.
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How to update BIOS before BIOS infected Host reinfects BIOS?
I learned about the BIOS being able to be written to by malware. It reminded me I have a used laptop that performs noticeably slower than any comparable devices, so I went ahead an downloaded BIOS ...
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GPU Firmware Infections through AUTOMATIC1111 (StableDiffuision)?
I would like to ask a question about a strange incident that occurred as a result of using the StableDiffusion tool AUTOMATIC1111 (https://github.com/AUTOMATIC1111/).
Here's what happened: I used the ...
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Canary Token (from canarytokens.org) still getting triggered despite reinstalling Windows? [closed]
I installed the token months ago, have since wiped my drive and reinstalled windows, but I still get email notifications saying my token is triggered?
THe token in question is called a FAST URL ...
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what snort rules can detect covert channels?
I'm new to snort. I'm trying to set up rules in snort to detect the presence of covert timing channels. Ideally, I would like to use pre-made rules like the snort community rules.
So far, I've found ...
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Can anyone decipher this .BAT malware? [closed]
Its a 3.37MB batch file. When opened in Notepad/++ it's all Chinese and some unknown characters. It's still remaining largely undetectable despite being launched in the wild more than 2 days ago, ...
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Jump-Oriented Programming: Why is it better/easier to jump to the dispatcher gadget than to jump from one functional gadget directly to another?
Jump-oriented Programming: Why is it better/easier to jump to the dispatcher gadget than to jump from one functional gadget directly to another functional gadget?
My understanding of JOP:
In jump-...
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Jump-Oriented Programming: Harder than ROP because the registers need to be prepared individually? + Turing complete, but large overhead/slow?
Full title: Jump-Oriented Programming: Is it harder than traditional return-oriented programming because you need to manually prepare all the addresses and registers or is there a different reason?
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How to harden VMware for malware analysis? [duplicate]
I’m looking for answers specific to VMware Workstation Pro 17.5.2. in 2024, not answers about other VM softwares.
On Windows 11, how can I harden a VM in VMware Workstation Pro 17.5.2 so that malware ...
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Can signing into a compromised account on a new device infect the new device? [duplicate]
Can signing into a gmail account that was compromised/hacked infect a new device? (Account was compromised on one device, and a new device is used to sign in).
What about for other accounts, like ...
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What are the infection risks for a SMB/Samba file share from an infected client PC?
I have a PC on my home network that I consider potentially infected by exposure to an untrusted program from the internet. (Antivirus detected nothing, and the PC runs fine, but I'm choosing to err on ...
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How long does malware last "in the wild"?
I watched this YouTube video where the uploader connected a Windows 2000 virtual machine directly to the internet, no NAT or firewall.
Within minutes, his VM is infected with malware, the overwhelming ...
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Backdoor:PHP/Webshell.O virus detected in an uploaded image file. Should I be worried? How can I prevent it?
I have a site which allows users to upload images. One uploaded file was recently detected by antivirus software (uploads aren't scanned, this was a system wide scan after)
Upon upload, I check the ...
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Can a USB stick be made to automatically hack a system?
I am a cybersecurity professional who is interested in researching the field of injectables.
Does a device exist, or can be made, that if plugged into a computer would instantly start attacking the ...
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Can my phone got infected if visit my mail inbox without opening any mail attachments?
I've found some articles saying some viruses/malware can attack your device by just opening an email without downloading or opening any attachments.
Is this true?
If yes, how risky for ordinary mail ...
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Why Ransomware generate keypair in victim?
I read this answer Ransomware encryption keys and understood how wannacry works. But I still have a question: as I understand, the hacker will put the hacker's RSA public key in the malware, the ...
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