Questions tagged [malware]
Questions relating to malicious software
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Ganiw botnet malware
I have been notified by my sysadmin that my Ubuntu 16 PC has been infected by a botnet called "Ganiw". Information on the internet is very scarce, could you please give me some advice on how to remove ...
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Remove adwares ( taboola, outbrain etc ) from Chrome/Firefox on Ubuntu
How to remove "around the web" by outbrain or recommended by taboola from google chrome or firefox on ubuntu ?
I tried removing content of
rm -r ~/.config/google-chrome
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Alright Ubuntu community, I have a few questions [closed]
I have a few questions. To be honest, I am in love with this community. The support here is awesome.
So, I am 14, and I am thinking of getting Ubuntu, due to it being free, even for future versions. ...
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Clamav not accepting parameters
I'm trying to run clamAV, and I was getting warnings about maxfile size reached.So now, I am trying to increase the limits on the max filesize, and max scan size, but I get errors, about not being ...
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Win32.Malware.Heur_Generic.A.(kcloud)
I recently started using ubuntu as my main OS, but I am sort of addicted to ms office so I installed PlayOnLinux to be able to use it. I also use Ubuntu one cloud service to make back up of certain ...
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Spam in Notifications
I'm seeing the following message in my notifications: HA BAШE ИMЯ ПPИШEЛ ФИHAHCOBЬIЙ ПEPEBOД...
Google translate gives this as HA YOUR NAME WAS FISHED...
I can't clear the notification for some ...
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Can I use `netstat` to find adware, spyware, malware or ransomware?
First off I ran netstat -a to list all but it's 1,000 lines of 80+ chars / line and won't fit into a question. So I narrowed it down to netstat -l -e to list connections that are "listening" to my ...
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Virus/Trojan detected by CLAMAV
ClamAV reports finding a virus or trojan. I've never seen this before and I'm not sure what to do. Can anyone advise?
I'm using Ubuntu 16.04 (not in a virtual machine)
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Can ClamAV detect Linux malware as well as Windows malware?
I have seen this asked here and there, but I just can't find an answer on it, does ClamAV scan for Linux viruses as well as Windows ones? Or does it at least have heuristics capabilities which would ...
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What are these unknown unauthorised network connections?
As soon as i start the computer it connects to a lot of different connections over internet, even when I haven't opened the browser. The screenshot from etherape is attached for better understanding
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Malware scanner for Ubuntu [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is scanning VIRUS needed on Linux Distros?
What's a good malware scanner for Ubuntu?
--update
I just suspect something strange on my system, so I wondered if is there a ...
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chkrootkit says "grep --color=auto INFECTED," what should I do?
I just installed and ran chkrootkit for the first time and when I ran sudo chkrootkit | grep INFECTED, it returned ![user] 21342 pts/0 grep --color=auto INFECTED
I'm a complete novice at this and ...
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chrome popups / malware
I've got a school lab with Ubuntu 18. On some computers, when Chrome is open I'm getting popups saying things like "local weather" or "Sandra transferred $99,999.00 PayPal" and the like.
chrome://...
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How do you reset firefox without losing your bookmarks/logins?
I've been getting these black-background text popups in the upper right corner when I have firefox running (they appear even when minimized) and when I click on them it takes me to pages. I'm not sure ...
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interpreting message in "virustotal"
I wonder if anyone can help me with the results of my virustotal-scan (online virus lab).
I submitted a pdf-file of an Russian-German textbook ("1_Ulrike_Patow_Gabriela_Stelzig_Russisch_bitte.pdf") ...
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What precaution should users take when installing proprietary snaps to avoid malware? [duplicate]
Proprietary snaps contributed by a particular entity were removed from the snap store as described in How to ask to ban the application for security reasons?.
What cautions should users take before ...
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Chromium redirects some URLs to searchguide.level3.com
I am using Chromium browser in Ubuntu 14.04 and whenever I visit localhost:8000 or 0.0.0.0:8000 my browser, it redirects to searchguide.level3.com.
When I try to access localhost through the command-...
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How do I remove myclk.net script form Google Chrome in Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial Xerus)?
I am facing a malware problem on my Ubuntu 16.04 (Xenial Xerus).
The problem is Google Chrome always try to connect to this site:
http://myclk.net
It uses the script
HTTPROTOCOL://myclk.net/js/tx....
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Find source of outgoing traffic
My web server has been infected by a bot that is brute-force attacking Wordpress sites.
I can see the outgoing POST requests and their content, but I am not able to find the script, pid or user that ...
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Is it safe to download and open files? [closed]
I understand that a virus and malware can exists in Linux. However, I have read a lot about how Linux is not vulnerable to viruses because of a variety of reasons. So does that mean that I can ...
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Cannot remove script virus in Ubuntu [duplicate]
After I scan via clamav/clamtk, I found 1 possible threat that I cannot remove/quarantine.
How to remove virus? Or Is this false positive?
/usr/lib/ruby/1.9.1/rdoc/generator/template/darkfish/js/...
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Will I be prone to viruses? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Do I need to have 'antivirus software' installed on Ubuntu?
I replaced windows because of the viruses and such. I was wondering if I had to worry much about them with ...
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all .doc file auto changed to .exe in the network sharing folders
I have a ubuntu shared folder in my network using samba. but recently when I try to access the folders, I noticed almost 90% of all my .doc/.ppt/.xls file changed to .exe file.
I tried to list all ...
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Question about dual boot
If my Windows gets infected can linux compatible malware pass to Ubuntu? I just wanted to know the method used by the malware since the Ubuntu partition is disabled in Windows.
Thanks in advance.
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Is rkhunter still required and appropriate? Nothing seems to have been written on it since 2015. Thanks
I want to use my Ubuntu 20.10 Groovy Gorilla desktop for internet banking and making purchases. Good digital hygiene is of course the first defence but i'd like to make sure that rootkits are ...
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What does the Clamtk network setting do?
As mentioned in the question, what does the network setting for clamtk do? It seems that it is not clearly documented in the clamav/clamtk documentations. I have basic knowledge of what is a IP ...
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The download speed of apt-get update progressively becomes slow
My internet connection is perfect, and I had also tried using the best mirror for downloading the updates, yet apt-get update and apt-get upgrade are extremely slow- it gets stuck with "reading ...
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Test firefox for virus/hijacker
I am a bit concerned about my firefox being hijacked or something. I went to a website and it opened a pop-up asking firefox to be updated.
I knew immediately it was a malicious code because it ...
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Can my system be infected with the Trojan known as commondatastorage?
On Facebook, a friend sent a post with many names including mine. There was a video and I clicked. It opened a page with nothing. The URL started with commondatastorage.google.apis and more. Nothing ...
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Malware by wine [duplicate]
If a portable windows program has malware and I open it by wine, just close it to do away with the malware?
Sorry for my grammar. I'm not fluent in English
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google search results page hijacked by search.interactivesplash.com
I noticed after unsubscribing from a junk mail, not sure this was a good idea, when I did a Google search using Chromium Web browser, the results page showed up, but very quickly before I could click ...
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Malware Bruteforce Attack on software RAID server [duplicate]
A month ago or so I wanted to make sure I still had access to my Linux box while away from home. I did NOT take the time to properly harden the box and got some malware installed into the init ...
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Autorun Exterminator type alternatives for Ubuntu 14.04
Autorun Exterminator is a tool available for Windows that blocks virus-infected pen drives from automatically executing viruses through autorun.inf. Though most of the viruses encountered are .exe's ...
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How to remove coolrom.com malware from ubuntu? [duplicate]
I've been dumb and downloaded the malware from coolrom that inputs some sort of """search engine""" in firefox. I'm trying everything to clean that but without success. Someone knows how should I do ...
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How does ubuntu ensure software security bfrom external developers [duplicate]
I was reading on the hack against the Transmission Bittorrent Client. http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/03/first-mac-targeting-ransomware-hits-transmission-users-researchers-say/
It got me ...
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Is there any conflicts between running rkhunter and chkrootkit on one system?
Can I run rkhunter and chkrootkit at the same time on my Ubuntu Linux laptop without having to worry about conflicts?
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Can malware enter Ubuntu?
I have a desktop computer with Window 7 system and Ubuntu (installed by my boyfriend). Last week when I shopped online on Win7, I accidentally caught Eye Perform ads in Firefox. I Google and found ...
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adcash removal assistance needed
help me to get rid of adcash pop-ups, please. I thought that ubuntu is a more or less virus-free system (
please,in case when u answering, try to be as thorough as it's possible, because I installed ...
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k9copy concerns
I downloaded k9copy from tomtomtom and test installed it. After installing the program wouldn't run from unity but did run from terminal. It opened a window and I did a test rip on a movie in my ...
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PUA.Phishing.Bank Found
I scanned my machine (with the latest version of ClamAV) after looking at some images which were loaded from external sites and those sites seem to be dodgy hacking sites, and these were some of the ...
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repeatedly asked for admin password [duplicate]
With a brand-new Ubuntu 14.04 installation I streamed the third period of a hockey game last night. It was literally the first time I used this new computer. It connected to wifi no problem, and ...
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Ubuntu frequently hogging up disk space?
A little note before we begin, the machine was constantly active for 5 to 7 days straight, the only reason it was shut off at some point was to turn it back on immediately due to locking or unusable ...
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Panoramtech ads on Firefox (ShowIP extension)
Since yesterday Noscript - the extension for Firefox, blocks a request to "panoramtech.net".
After some researches, it seems that Panoramtech is a malware.
How could my Linux system catch it?
What ...
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Is it a good idea to scan external HDD with Ubuntu? [duplicate]
I have an external hard disk drive, and it may have some viruses in it.
I don't want to connect it to Windows, so when I have to copy something from it, I do it in Ubuntu.
Now I have to install a ...
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How come when I view a website, like Adobe or Godaddy Jolly Wallet pops up?
Whenever I visit a website like Adobe.com or Godaddy I get a banner like this,
Adobe:
Godaddy:
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Can Mal/JavaJar-B infect an Ubuntu/Linux OS?
I've just read about the Mal/JavaJar-B malware that is apparently capable of attacking OS X computers via a security hole in Java. I've also heard a few people mention that it can also affect Linux ...
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Virus PUA.Script.PDF.EmbededJS-1
ClamTK reported a thread named PUA.Script.PDF.EmbededJS-1 when I scan my documents, but did not provide more details.
Is it a Windows virus or Linux virus, what this virus does, how this spreads?
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Compromised Ubuntu? Weird unauthorised iso file downloads and download attempts
I noticed 2 failed attempts at downloading an iso file in my Downloads, that were attempted without my knowing. It happened while I was using the computer (attempt time 10:06, screenshot 1). The ...