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What can I do if a spam email claims I'm infected with Pegasus spyware?
I opened my Outlook app (Firefox PWA) on my Android phone.
I was confused because I was logged out -I have "remember me" activated, so I have to login once every few months.
Then, I opened ...
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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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Command Prompt Refreshes all Programs
The command prompt randomly pops up blank and closes all web browsers, it can visually be seen when im playing a game in fullscreen mode. It happens once every few seconds or once every few minutes. ...
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Wierd "q" .cmd file starting on startup? [duplicate]
There are 4 wierd .cmd files starting on startup called simply "q"
is it .. Malware? Spyware? i don't know if i should disable it or not, craziest part is that it does not show on MS Config ...
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Is my webcam hardwired?
I want to know if my webcam LED can be controlled by software (malware) or if it is hardwired. My understanding is that if a webcam's LED is hardwired it cannot be turned on by a hacker without the ...
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Is this a virus? Hexagonal shaped icon preventing Windows 10 shutdown
This app is preventing a shutdown in Windows 10, and I cannot find it in the process list.
Any ideas what it is? Do you know what this icon is for?
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I gave full access to a webmaster (freelance) how do i check for malicious scripts/viruses that he could have left?
How to be sure that the website's security isn't under any risk after he has done his job? (I'm a beginner, I use Ubuntu-16.04-PHP). Thank you!
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Decrypt files encrypted by LeChiffre ransomware
Over the weekend, my personal server got hit with the LeChiffre ransom ware. Unfortunately, they were able to get in due to an insecure Active Directory account. I've since disabled all accounts and ...
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What are the Proper Steps for Complete Restore of Computer after Being Infected?
I feel that many the average computer users come across a similar situation to what I am in now. A situation where these users find that their computers are infected with difficult to remove viruses, ...
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Is this a virus, a dying hard drive, or something else?
Details leading up to problem:
I have about 3 year old second hand laptop.
I experience two hard drive realted bluescreens, BBCode 7a, within the last month.
I ran Chkdsk and found I have 4 ...
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How can I permanently remove a seemingly stealthy ad-ware installer?
For the past one month, there seems to have a stealth installer lingering in my computer that will automatically install malicious plugins to all my browsers. I'm not sure what installer is that and I ...
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Dualbooted pc: would a virus downloaded on linux infect windows?
Most, if not all Linux and Mac users don't use antivirus.
If you dualboot your pc, and you catch a virus on some website or whatever. Would it affect your windows partition if it's mounted on linux? ...
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Is it possible to safely contain a virus - not letting it spread?
I need to run a program, but I don't trust the author. I think it is infected with spyware, viruses, or malicious files. I scanned it and didn't find anything, but I'm still not feeling good about it. ...
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Remote desktop back to allow after restart
When I start my Win7 ultimate, I choose 'Don't allow connections to this computer' and after restart look again and it back to 'Allow connections...' so I change back to Don't allow and after restart ...
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Is it possible for virus in windows to infect ubuntu?
I have a triple boot, windows 7 , 8 and ubuntu. Is it possible that any spyware or virus in windows will also harm ubuntu or spy during ubuntu session ?
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