Questions tagged [trojan]

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Files Unexpectedly Identified as Trojans by ClamAV

ClamAV has produced some unexpected results from a recent scan: Are the files in libxkbcommon and node_modules really trojans and exploits, or is this an example of Clam not doing what it's supposed ...
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How can you detect if you are infected with malware, trojans and viruses in Ubuntu?

First off, I will say that I am a complete newbie and novice to Ubuntu. Currently, I am running 20.04.3 LTS. So I have been dealing with a RAT that first infected my Windows PC and I highly suspect ...
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Clamav detects Trojans

I have just scanned my system and clamav has detected a few suspect files: File: .cahe/mozilla/firefox/jqxk4r44.default/cache2/entries/750B6E2F1286.... Status: PUA.Win.Exploit.CVE_2012_1461-1 File: ....
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ClamTk found Trojan.Generic-6888382 in Javascript directory

TROJAN IN Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - JAVA SCRIPT I run ClamTK and it finds Trojan.Generic-6888382 in usr/share/javascript/jquery-ui.min I delete it, but then it's there again. I quarantine it, but it's there ...
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Unix.Trojan.Mirai-5932143-0 FOUND

I am scanning Ubuntu 14.04 by clamav ~$ sudo clamscan --max-filesize=3999M --max-scansize=3999M --exclude-dir=/sys/* -i -r / /opt/google/chrome/chrome: Unix.Trojan.Mirai-5932143-0 FOUND I ...
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Windows defender reports trojan Win64/Longage in 2 Ubuntu files [duplicate]

I am using Ubuntu on Windows 10, and my windows defender just reported trojan in two Ubuntu files: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libapt-private.so.0.0.0 /usr/lib/apt/methods/http Are these files safe to ...
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Will installing wine will allow the hackers to hack into my Ubuntu computer just like what happens in Windows? [duplicate]

What if I installed an .exe game with a trojan using wine on my Ubuntu? Would this allow the hackers to hack into my device just like what happens usually on Windows? What about the viruses that work ...
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123.SOGOU.COM - trojan horse in ukui-screensaver

Firefox's default page is 123.sogou.com and I can't remove it. I've tried to reset and re-install it, but it keeps going back to sogou.
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Visiting fake popup on Ubuntu [closed]

I visited a fake popup website twice by mistake. Will this infect my Ubuntu system with any Trojan or AdWare? I'm afraid. I visited it yesterday and it asked for username and password. I rejected it ...
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cat /dev/sda output contains references to malware

When using "cat /dev/sda" I see the word trojan appear a lot as well as many names of known trojans like Nymaim, Bedep and so on. Here is a snippet: b5928a2d2656ba5ef3001dc04350e5a0:399262:Win.Malwar ...
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Is Ubuntu 16.10 vulnerable to the Linux.proxy.10?

A new trojan horse was discovered affecting Linux users in January 2017. It's called Linux.Proxy.10 Here is a tech article regarding it : https://www.socpedia.com/linux-proxy-10-trojan-infects-a-...
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How can I open a Microsoft Word document securely?

I got an email in my spamfilter with an attached Microsoft Word document. How can I view that file securely on Ubuntu. The 'from' email header shows that it is from a copy machine, but it could very ...
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Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.A - How to detect an infection with this backdoor.

Yesterday I found out about the existence of the Backdoor.Linux.Gafgyt.A trojan backdoor. I did run chkrootkit vs 0.49 and rkhunter 1.40. But surprisingly in the logs, I could not see these programs ...
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Trojaned version of file "egrep" detected by OSSEC HIDS

I have installed the latest stable version of OSSEC (2.8.1), and I have also enabled email notifications and today I got this alert through email: OSSEC HIDS Notification. 2015 Apr 03 17:40:26 ...