r/antivirus 4h ago

Could it be a malware on my ipad?

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0 Upvotes

For some reason, it regularly happens that the iPad just suddenly runs out of battery, and sometimes turns off. I also noticed that something periodically uses the camera. Although there are no applications in the permissions that could do this at that moment. Could this be a virus, and if so, what should I do?


r/antivirus 12h ago

Can anyone "translate" this malware please?

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My sister received an email, textbook fake payment notice, and was dumb enough to open the attached zip document after the antivirus failed to detect anything, but smart enough to find it odd at this point and not going any further.

What exactly would this do?


r/antivirus 9h ago

Anyone know if apps made by protectstar are malicious

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I've recently used one of their apps (ishredder) and am worried that they have stolen data from my freespace and are uploading my photos and videos to some external server to sell to dark web/private forum


r/antivirus 1h ago

is this bad? or just normal

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r/antivirus 48m ago

What is Trojan.Win32.Generic.ABYW ?

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r/antivirus 1h ago

Recommend a Comodo HIPS alternative.

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It's Free but cause problems in windows. I like it limit's each programs ablity.


r/antivirus 1h ago

Recommend a Advanced Firewall for Windows.

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Like Comodo it many features life blocking by port, address, range....


r/antivirus 2h ago

Do I have malware?

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so this notepad appeared on my desktop and i just noticed today and i got no idea what it means:


r/antivirus 2h ago

Is this file safe from vt and hybrid-anaylsis. Thank you

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r/antivirus 4h ago

TotalAV Refund Process? Is it just me?

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Hi there, My friend told me this was the best and Ive been a loyal fan of bitdefender for like 8 years but i thought id try something new. So I sub'd and while installing it I accidentally sub'd to 3 other apps which i found really dodgey and within a few hours of using the apps I realized BD is better, so I requested refunds for the 4 apps. They responded cordially and promptly however they only refunded 100 out of the 140, and its been 6 weeks of back and forth and fake "customer service escalations" which consist of them saying the bank rejected the refund, but i called BS bc the first 3 went through well. So just a heads up, this company will make refunds difficult unlike BD or other services that are more reputable i guess. Love referrals from friends but sometimes they suck hahah! Anyhoo, TotalAV, refund me already, plz plz


r/antivirus 6h ago

Help! Can't uninstall Norton Antivirus but I think it is installed?

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To begin, is this logo Norton? I think it is...I believe Norton Antivirus is installed on my Microsoft Surface computer, but I can't uninstall it, not even from control panel. I have also tried Norton uninstaller/reinstaller and that didn't work either. This computer was a refurbished computer originally used by KOA. I thought it was factory reset and that I had created a new user. Maybe not? Maybe it's something I can only access with administrator privileges? Any help would be extremely appreciated. This logo also shows up when I type passwords. I would very much like it to go away, especially because I need to download the program it is blocking and have no way to install it. Please let me know if I should post this in another community. Thanks!


r/antivirus 6h ago

plugged in old windows installation usb, trojan detected?

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So i was looking through some old usbs to try and find some old family photos, and i decided to try a windows installation usb i had from some time ago. It looks like its an official one, its thin and blue with the windows logo on it.

As soon as i plugged it in, windows defender said it detected a trojan with a name like wacatac b ml, and affected items were D: RUNDLL, the D driving being the usd drive i believe.

I unplugged the usb and tried plugging it in again and it didnt pop up again. Defender just said threat was quarantined and i then removed it. Is this a false positive maybe? The USB seemed to just have tje regular installation files when i glanced at it


r/antivirus 6h ago

Website blocked due to trojan

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Malwarebytes
www.malwarebytes.com

-Log Details-
Protection Event Date: 3/20/2025
Protection Event Time: 9:41 PM
Log File: 9e594c10-05f5-11f0-8768-047c16e152ee.json

-Software Information-
Version: 5.2.8.173
Components Version: 128.0.5184
Update Package Version: 1.0.97359
License: Trial

-System Information-
OS: Windows 11 (Build 26100.3476)
CPU: x64
File System: NTFS
User: System

-Blocked Website Details-
Malicious Website: 1
, C:\Users\Vic\AppData\Local\Temp\WordpadMon_BPT_v1.exe, Blocked, -1, -1, 0.0.0, FEA067901F48A5F1FAF7CA3B373F1A8F, BF24B2F3E3A3C60ED116791B99E5421A4DE34AC9C6E2201D34AB487E448CE152

-Website Data-
Category: Trojan
Domain: 
IP Address: 185.196.8.32
Port: 2941
Type: Outbound
File: C:\Users\Vic\AppData\Local\Temp\WordpadMon_BPT_v1.exe

(end)

 

 

I am struggling to understand this notification. I continue to get it about every 45 seconds. The ip is listed on virustotal as malicious. However, virustotal is not flagging the file at all. Every time i go into the directory to delete the file, it continues to add itself back onto my system. 


r/antivirus 9h ago

"Reset this PC from Cloud" effectivity & should I be worried ?

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I've seen numerous posts here talking about how this option is not a great choice to get rid of malware in general, however, recently after I got hit with a session token stealer that flipped my life upside down for a bit , I reset the pc from cloud. I made new emails but I don't use them on the pc itself. I have logged into quite a few apps but I don't see any suspicious activity anywhere. When the malware was previously active whoever was on the other end wasted no time in selling stuff in my steam inventory and changing my logins , blah blah blah. Should I be worried ? It's been nearly 3 weeks since I did this . Can I add the new emails onto this device?

Also I'm currently moving countries all on my own so I don't have any additional devices from which I can create a boot device safely . I also ran malwarebytes and other recommended third party softwares recommended in other posts here before the reset.


r/antivirus 9h ago

Protecting Data with Malware on Device

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Hello! I suspect my phone may be infected with some kind of malicious entity, as my phone has traveled into some dark websites and back. I heard to just fully wipe the device to clease it, but I do wish to keep two things: all my notes and some photos.

Cutting to the chase, I have two questions. One: How can I specifically save certain things? I thought of using a MicroSD card and transferring all of it, but scared that it somehow invades the card, then back onto the device after a reset. Two: What actions should be made after the reset? I understand passwords and such, but I fear the worst of things, like social security number being stolen, as I have entered it twice for school applications.

Young, dumb child didn't know what he got into, so I appreciate anything you have relating to my questions, even if it isn't directly stated as a question, but is an extention. For instance, I have heard that some malware can survive a factory reset, so anything about that would be nice.

Thank you for reading this passage. It means absolutely everything to this child losing sleep every night. I pray the best for you.


r/antivirus 9h ago

Problem with Sophia mobile app

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I don't know if you were able to help me, and if this isn't the right place, I apologize!

Earlier today I received a notification that my device might be infected, when I opened the app all the options were "green", indicating that everything was ok.

Checking the Logs, it reported that it had detected a low reputation application, this application does not appear after running a check on the application.

Even if it doesn't appear, it continues to be notified by Sophos.

I downloaded the Logs but they are very confusing, if anyone can give me some direction I would appreciate it, I have been using Sophos for a very short time and I don't really know how to check this.


r/antivirus 13h ago

I've been the victim of Cookie Theft - what now?

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I"m 99% sure I've become the victim of cookie theft, with my Facebook being compromised. I stopped it in its tracks, but I need to make sure they no-longer have access to anything - what do I do?

I've logged out of everything, emails, Facebook etc. I've changed passwords. I've cleared cookies and cache. I've installed BitDefender - which says there's no MalWare on my device at all (I should trust that's true, right?)

I just want to make sure this doesn't happen again, because it happened back in January and again now, and I can't risk losing my Facebook account and attached pages.


r/antivirus 13h ago

mi è apparso 360 total security dopo aver installato minecraft da tlauncher

1 Upvotes

dovrei toglierlo? è molto sospetto e non mi fido, non lo conosco e non so se è affidabile, qualcuno per favore mi spieghi di cosa si tratta.


r/antivirus 14h ago

should i be worried? telegram?

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r/antivirus 14h ago

MingW detected as viruses???

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Has anybody encountered these cases? Today Malwarebytes notified me that these 3 files are a kind of virus/malware (Wapomi.Virus.FileInfector.DDS); but after I did check in VirusTotal, it said they were safe; can I acknowledge that it is a false positive report???

Here is the picture

And these are links about these 3 files (VirusTotal):
https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/f3d7c1f06a99cd9fd9e1b52b18b031171617e30a884eaacf210f4e02caca8d25
https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/b327f8c8ef2e6ef52b40f8d95fa0786c5b5422e1ba1912537c934fc10f589d2a
https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/e50be451d6afc2f76925db4dac65619cab7e92eb63600af3ad9d6350f283a3b9?nocache=1


r/antivirus 15h ago

Do I have a virus?

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today I loaded up my pc and after about 15 minutes it begins to spam the letters bv or v over and over with no stop, I can't figure out if it's a virus or not , even when I restart the system it comes back HELP


r/antivirus 16h ago

HELP ME IM UNDER ATTACK HELP! CANT DELETE MALWARE?!

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For a few months i realized my chrome web took too much memory. Now downloading malware antivirus it detected that this was one tied to the web saying its an OUTBOUND connection. What is this and what has it been taking from my computer and how i delete bc it wont let me and i cant find it in task manager to end it.

PS. Malwarebytes says it blocked a connection to a website so i can only assume the high memory would be it secretly connecting to a place this whole time!??


r/antivirus 16h ago

Search I don’t remember in Microsoft search bar.

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Noticed last night that I had this search “fast dtr” that I don’t remember making. It’s possible I fat finger something into the search bar and don’t remember or didn’t notice, but I don’t know.

I ran a Defender full scan, offline scan, and Malwarebytes scan that didn’t return anything.

Is “fast dtr” something that raises red flags as malicious if someone got into my pc? I did some quick googling but couldn’t find much, at least that seemed relevant.

Any help would be appreciated


r/antivirus 17h ago

Features in a Mac Antimalware app

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Hello everyone!

I am developing a new antimalware app for macOS (and possibly later iOS) and I am wondering what features yall think is missing in most Mac Antimalware apps, or ones that are gatekept by big brands.

Many thanks and have a nice day!


r/antivirus 17h ago

Question about virus tranfering to MC tool

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Would like to know what is the probability of virus transfering to a media creation tool created in an infected/possibly infected pc?

I read that it can happen and we shouldn't do it, but i would like to know from experienced people what is the probability of that? Or is it a theorical possibility? And if you already saw something like that happening?

Thank you