Questions tagged [virus]
A software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer.
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Skype "haha foto" virus
There is a new Skype worm that is spreading very fast and the detection rates are very low:
analisys
It creates groups from all your contacts and sends "haha foto" followed by a link.
At the time of ...
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Is win32/keygen dangerous? [closed]
When we download some of illegal software an antivirus often warned about win32/keygen
From this link I see Kaspersky said not-a-virus:Keygen.
Is win32/keygen dangerous?
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How can I retrieve files from a virus-infected flasdrive?
I'm pretty sure it's the "New Folder.exe" referenced above. How can I get my files off without carrying the infection along with them?
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How to protect my Windows machine from Wanna Cry (Wanna Crypt) ransomware attack and how to remove Wanna Cry? [duplicate]
When i wrote this question in SuperUser there was not any information and solution about Wanna Cry attack in SuperUser. So this is not a duplicate question and has special information and useful ...
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Fully manual virus scans on Windows 10 [closed]
The question in short: Is there a virus scanner that can be used when asked on my PC? By this I want to imply that it should not annoy me by executing any tasks in the background.
Some clarification:
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Issue with chrome http://www.games-misc.com/?f
I have a very annoying problem or possibly a computer virus. The Chrome browser keeps opening a new tab with the following URL:
http://www.games-misc.com/?f
Automatically written in the address ...
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Could this be a virus? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What to do if my computer is infected by a virus or a malware?
I've had a few cases recently where I downloaded an installer from the internet and that the install fails with ...
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I cannot remove this virus [duplicate]
I have tried Farbar scan, I have tried MalwareBytes, I have been able to get into registry at one point and remove all of what I thought was infecting it. I ran Kaspersky, CCleaner, and TDS killer. ...
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Youtube link gave me a virus?
I was watching a Youtube video, and I then clicked on a "View all replies" link under a comment. I tried this again 2 times, and none of the clicks had worked. Immediately afterwards, three console ...
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Got a virus sitting right here [duplicate]
Yesterday I tried to update windows the thing failed repeatedly, now I can not open anything that require administrator command. I am looking at two programs installed yesterday in the "Program" ...
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Why does this Windows icon looks like a Trojan?
Why did Windows designed such a strange icon? When you look at it, you easily think of the Trojans, because you can see a horse at the screen. Here's the picture (the image source is the Scheme ...
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Is this a virus? I found looking through Registry Editor
Does this look normal? Or are these files a virus?
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Fat fingered YouTube, got some "fatal-crash" website [closed]
So I was typing in “youtube” (in Chrome using a Windows 7 machine) and fat fingered it to “gyoutube,” I ended up at some site with the address http://fatal-crash.xyz with a bunch of additional stuff. ...
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Virus found at [win32:rootkit-gen] at c/program files/common file/odbc/comp.exe Should i remove?
my antivirus found a virus named "win32:rootkit-gen" at this location c/program files/common file/odbc/comp.exe
Should i remove that virus or tell my antivirus to ignore it.Is it an imp windows ...
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How to remove virus in windows 7? [duplicate]
My pc have virus i seen one at download folder that named "files"
And Another virus that i seen in extranal storage like pendrive and sdcard it named "www.cricketscore"
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locked folder tell to me how to unlock [closed]
I have window 7 32 bit. I downloaded a programme named 'Photo instrument' in rar format. After extracting the file and installing it some of my folders are locked and I get a message that I need to ...
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vbs file through email [closed]
I have this vbs file. Someone send it to me via email. Can anyone tell me what does this file do ?
dim M
M = "Chinese names"
S = ""
Dim N
n = 0
dim NN
NN = "ede"
do until n = Len(M)
n = n + 1
S = S &...
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What is a rootkit?
I use Avast as my antivirus. Yesterday while using my system, an Avast popup came up saying 'a suspicious rootkit has been found'. Avast suggested to delete it and I did so. Normally when Avast finds ...
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Is virtualbox a virus? [duplicate]
I know a lot of people have asked this before, but I just wanted to clarify, because when I was in my virtual desktop, and I went on a site and my antivirus on my host machine went off saying that ...
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Virus: Going on earth. Any solution? [duplicate]
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What to do if my computer is infected by a virus or a malware?
i have a some kind of virus in system. Whenever I google something and click on any of the result links, it ...
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