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Questions tagged [trojan]

For questions related to malicious software that is pretending to be good software.

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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:…
sunwarr10r
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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.
LEo
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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 well be spoofed. I cannot see the full header in…
Finn Årup Nielsen
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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 uninstalled and reinstalled Chrome, in-spite I am receiving…
Gaurav Agarwal
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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 Received From: Bath-Towel->rootcheck Rule: 510 fired…
user364819
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Will installing wine will allow the hackers to hack into my Ubuntu computer just like what happens in Windows?

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 behind the scenes in the background, backdoors,…
sam islam
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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…
Shaun Faulkner
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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 had this quite new backdoor in their database.…
grtz
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Windows defender reports trojan Win64/Longage in 2 Ubuntu files

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 use (unblock in Windows Defender)? This is…
Milen Svobodnikov
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Visiting fake popup on Ubuntu

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 and closed off that tab. Today, when I turned on…
Devvrath
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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 :…
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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 to do? If the latter, how can Clam be made more…
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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 again. I go to the directory, but don't have the…
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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 spread to my Android cellphone. I reinstalled…
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