Questions tagged [spyware]
Software created with the purpose to spy on users, collecting data, or performing other actions, that might be useful to attackers.
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Pegasus spyware, computers, and spam [closed]
I just received an email in my spam folder saying I had been infected with Pegasus. After a few searches, it looks like Pegasus is a multi-million dollar toolkit used by Israelis and others to ...
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Examining linux memory dump with signs of compromise in yarascan
I have captured a memory dump of recent Ubuntu 22.04 kernel 6.2.0-39-generic.
captured image with LiMe and analyzed with volatility3.
did a yarascan against all known rules and found a suspicious ...
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Tracking Apps Spyware [closed]
Looking on how to best advise someone who continues to have phone hacking issues. She changes devices, carriers nothing stops it. Local law enforcement have been no help. Very detailed personnel ...
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Sometimes a weird suspicious notification sound is played on my PC [duplicate]
I bought a second hand HP Compaq 8100 Elite SFF PC several years ago with Windows 7 home basic preinstalled on it.
Occasionally a weird suspicious notification sound is played once for a session on it ...
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Detecting hard to detect stalkerware - a theoretical question
Suppose you have a stalker and this person has access to professional advice.
Suppose your Android phone was hacked by means of physical access, i.e. known unlock pattern or stolen password note, with ...
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Risk of spyware with proprietary firmware packages on Linux, even after removing them?
When I installed Debian 12 LXQt ISO with the graphical install, it installed many proprietary firmware packages that were not needed and without my consent.
Is it possible that proprietary firmware ...
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How can I check for malware embedded in an MP4 video? [duplicate]
How can I check for malware embedded in an MP4 video? It was sent over WhatsApp and I have played the video on my Android phone.
Norton scan came back clean.
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Spying on a smartphone remotely by the authorities: feasibility and operation
French lawmakers agreed to a justice reform bill that includes a provision granting police the power to remotely activate suspects' geolocation, microphone and camera (source).
Following the senators, ...
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How to know if my iPhone has spyware [duplicate]
Is there a way I can check if my phone is being tapped or monitored by a spy app? I’ve updated security patches but I am still not ok with that. Any advice?
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Do commercial spyware products allow the attacker to access services protected by PIN secured passkeys on Android/iOS phones?
There are commercial spyware products on the market that allow access to significant functions on the infected phones without the users knowledge. These include ALIEN and PREDATOR from Intellexa, and ...
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Can smartphone eavesdrop on conversations while in your pocket?
Suppose I have a cellphone in my pocket, and it is running a malicious app or malicious code, and I am having an in-person conversation with another person. Is it possible for my phone to capture my ...
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Is it plausible that NSO Group's 0-click attacks are actually bugdoors?
By bugdoors, I mean OS/app devs deliberately introducing vulnerabilities & sharing with front orgs like the NSO Group which then develops and markets the spyware?
Would this process be easier ...
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I have a spyware installed on my laptop and it is filtering my internet usage in real time. How can i bypass the spyware and search the internet [duplicate]
Both my Laptop and phone are compromised, a spyware was installed by someone who was close to me.
Now I am not able to browse the internet fully. Search results on both Google and onion engines are ...
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How to tell if an image has a virus? [duplicate]
I received (and opened) an image from Whatsapp. How can I know if this image contains a virus (spyware)?
Is it possible to send photos containing virus using Whatsapp Mod (unofficial versions of ...
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Is there spy hardware that can be attached to laptops and if so how to detect them?
A while back I lived in shared apartments. One day I returned to my room and found my laptop screen frame open. Since then I keep get log in attempts to my accounts.
I scanned my laptop with multiple ...
