Questions tagged [trojan]

In computing, Trojan horse, or Trojan, is any malicious computer program which is used to hack into a computer by misleading users of its true intent.

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Can a Trojan horse hide its activity from TCPView?

Can a Trojan horse hide its activity from TCPView? I've done a little research before asking, but I still can't find the answer for this. I know that a Trojan horse can hide from the Windows Task Manager through various methods. Also, less…
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Security of Visual Studio Marketplace?

As a consumer of Visual Studio Marketplace extensions, I frequently find myself wondering if this or that nice little add-on might be a security problem. For example, maybe it uploads my code somewhere. Is this a risk I simply have to take? Is this…
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Does golang version 1.6.2 contain a Trojan?

I am trying to install the current stable version of golang (version 1.6.2). However, Kaspersky says it contains the Trojan Ebowla. Is this a false positive or is there really a problem with the golang?
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View previously executed commands and sent packets

One of my friends has recently found malicious activity on his device. He hasn't lost anything monetary yet, but he has been getting password recovery requests sent to his email from all the various sites on which he uses his email to login. My…
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Removing oneetx.exe

So, I accidentally executed an installer downloaded from the web, Avast didn't recognize it as a virus. Nonetheless, by seeing properties I saw it was a network monitoring app, it added a process in my computer "Oneetx.exe". After searching online I…
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