Cronk
join:2005-07-16
Denver, CO
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May 9th, @07:02PM
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Re: How malware runs on a computer?
OK thanks to all for enlightening me.
If malware has been installed in any of these autostarting locations, or as a service that runs on boot, will an antivirus that has autoprotect features detect it when it runs? (assuming of course that the A/V has a signature to identify it).
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Oleg
Bellsouth Fastaccess
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join:2003-12-08
Birmingham, AL | Not all Anti-Virus are good at detecting new viruses and malware. |
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Kilroy
Premium,MVM
join:2002-11-21
Sterling Heights, MI
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Once your machine has been infected you can no longer trust anything. The malware can turn off your AV, change pointers so you can't see it (root kit), and much more.
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Cronk
join:2005-07-16
Denver, CO
| said by Kilroy  :Once your machine has been infected you can no longer trust anything. The malware can turn off your AV, change pointers so you can't see it (root kit), and much more. OK thanks. But assuming the malware is not that nasty and you have gotten new signatures to recognize it, will the autoprotect of the A/V detect malware that has been installed as a service or startup item? Or do you need to run manual scans to detect it?
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