What kind of virus is this ?
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Hi , need some help here
my friend said kena ''virus'' , the symptom is when talking on msn messenger , sometime will randomly 'type' internet links , what virus is that and how to fix it
Shun bian , can anyone expain the term Backdoor , Trojan , Spyware more clearly , heard b4 so many time me still dun get it -
standard protocol i guess, go to safe mode and scan for viruses. you can try AVG.Originally posted by Unidentified:Hi , need some help here
my friend said kena ''virus'' , the symptom is when talking on msn messenger , sometime will randomly 'type' internet links , what virus is that and how to fix it
Shun bian , can anyone expain the term Backdoor , Trojan , Spyware more clearly , heard b4 so many time me still dun get it
as for safe mode, go to RUN under START MENU--> type "msconfig"--> under BOOT tab--> check "SAFEMODE". -
cam you translate it into simplier term , coz i cant think of a way to simplify to my friend , he got no knowledge on compOriginally posted by dark_snowboy:standard protocol i guess, go to safe mode and scan for viruses. you can try AVG.
as for safe mode, go to RUN under START MENU--> type "msconfig"--> under BOOT tab--> check "SAFEMODE".
oh , i see b4 some give link to virus , and some got file for u to download
different thing but clearing method same ? -
As for your virus, can you give a screenshot? Or ask your friend to send over a screenshot?Originally posted by Unidentified:Hi , need some help here
my friend said kena ''virus'' , the symptom is when talking on msn messenger , sometime will randomly 'type' internet links , what virus is that and how to fix it
Shun bian , can anyone expain the term Backdoor , Trojan , Spyware more clearly , heard b4 so many time me still dun get it
Backdoor is seen as some form of shortcut. You know when a place is crowded, the front door is crowded, you will go by the backdoor.
For the Internet, it's the same. Common ports like 80, 25 are used, but higher number ports such 2000, 4000, 6000 are not commonly used. What an attacker will do is to install a program that opens such ports and access your PC.
Trojan actually stemmed from a Greek mythology. In the Greek mythology, the Greeks hid themselves inside a horse while they present the horse as a present to their enemies, to show that they are sincere. Once the horse is in the enemy's city, they start attacking.
In the computer world, it means the same thing. The trojan is disguised as some useful program, such as Windows Update, Microsoft Update etc. When it is on your PC, it will start to wreck havoc.
Spyware is just a software that spies, to put it crudely. Any software that attempts to monitor your activities will be deemed as spyware. -
For this part im still abit blur , dont quite get it what does it mean by port 80 , 25 and port 2000 4000 6000. Explain more plsOriginally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:For the Internet, it's the same. Common ports like 80, 25 are used, but higher number ports such 2000, 4000, 6000 are not commonly used. What an attacker will do is to install a program that opens such ports and access your PC.
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another few question :
1. what is worm
2.n the computer world, it means the same thing. The trojan is disguised as some useful program, such as Windows Update, Microsoft Update etc. When it is on your PC, it will start to wreck havoc.
Yes , there alway microsoft updates and etc thing , how do i know they are not something that trying to wreck my comp ?
3. I do download stuff from the net , how do i know what im downloading is actually virus or backdoor , trojan etc ...... -
For this part im still abit blur , dont quite get it what does it mean by port 80 , 25 and port 2000 4000 6000. Explain more pls
Ports are basically communication channels. Think along the way of USB ports, PS/2 ports, parallel ports, serial ports, etc. All these ports that you see on a PC, are physical ports; they allow communication between the computer and the different devices.
For the Internet, they are also used for communication. The numbers will determine what kind of program you are using. For example, port 23 for Telnet, port 25 for FTP, port 80 for browsers (IE, Firefox, etc).
If you use a firewall, it will prompt you what kind of program is trying to access the Net, together with the port number.
For example Sygate firewall. When you attempt to connect to www.google.com, it will prompt you that iexplore.exe (Internet Explorer) is trying to access the Net using port 80.what is worm
A worm is a virus, but is spread via networks. Blaster is one famous one.Yes , there alway microsoft updates and etc thing , how do i know they are not something that trying to wreck my comp ?
If anyone attempts to tell you that there are new updates for Windows, Office, for your antivirus, for your browser or tries some other tricks (for example, nice screensaver program), don't believe it. All these programs are seemingly harmless, but in fact, have an evil intention.
Just like the Greek mythology.
The moment the file is downloaded, your PC could be infected.I do download stuff from the net , how do i know what im downloading is actually virus or backdoor , trojan etc
Download from trusted sources. Open-sourced programs such as those from Sourceforge, programs from Pricelessware have been tried and tested to be spyware free. If unsure, do a Google search for user reviews and read their reviews. If the review is good, most likely it can be trusted. If you find mixed reviews, just post in the forum. Somebody will evaluate the product.
If it's a file, upload it to Virus Total or Jotti for a scan. If the results are clean, chances of it being a clean file is high. However, these results are no guarantee that the file is clean because malware mutates fast and antivirus companies jsut can't catch up to produce signatures to tell if a file is malicious. -
ok , when the person is trying to type something for meOriginally posted by Unidentified:Hi , need some help here
my friend said kena ''virus'' , the symptom is when talking on msn messenger , sometime will randomly 'type' internet links , what virus is that and how to fix it
Shun bian , can anyone expain the term Backdoor , Trojan , Spyware more clearly , heard b4 so many time me still dun get it
ABC says:
http://www4.imtract.com/[email protected] those ur pics?
that the behaviour la , ignore ABC and myuser , i rename it from the orignal name -
this person only type '' ? '' but end up with these link + words