Malware is any software application which subverts the will of the legitimate owner of a computer, by means of force or subterfuge, with or without personal or monetary gain on the part of the creator.
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Updating Malware cleaning skills
I have seen some sites offering 'Malware University', training classes on getting rid of malware. Do you think that updating your malware removal skills (or arsenal) is necessary from time to time? ...
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How do you deal with malware on Windows?
Simple: what do you do when they ask you the common question: "Can you clean my pc? Its so slow."
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Is it possible to hide a malicious alias in Bash on Linux?
Is it possible to conceal the existence of a malicious alias in Bash on a Linux system and have it executed by the user without their knowledge?
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anti-virus / malware solution for small non-profit network
I'm an IT volunteer at a local non-profit. I'm looking for a good AV/malware solution.
We currently use a mishmash of different client solutions, and want to move to something centralized. There is ...
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Best Open Source or Freeware Malware/Spyware/Antivirus with centralized management? [closed]
What are the best Malware/Spyware/Antivirus solutions?
Several requirements for the solution:
Open Source or Freeware
Centralized Management
Reporting and Remote Installation
Think spybot / ...
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Find the source of malware?
I have a server that was running an older version of lighttpd (1.4.19 on a freebsd 6.2-RELEASE (yea, old) machine) and google alerted me that it had found malware embedded on one of my server's pages. ...
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Kids + older computers + our network at the office: Security risk?
On occasion, some of my coworkers feel compelled to bring their children to work with them. (I feel compelled to smack them, but that's probably a topic for Parenting.SE.) To ensure that the ...
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One machine blocked from a single server, and only when it's at this physical location?
I host an e-commerce website for a client who suddenly is unable to access it from his computer. He can ping the server, he can SSH in, but cannot load the website in any browser we've tried: IE, ...
