Posted in Hackaday Columns, Hackaday linksTagged hackaday links, USB C, virus, W600 35C3: A Deep Dive Into DOS Viruses And Pranks December 31, 2018 by Dan Maloney 29 Comments Oh, the hijinks that the early days of the PC revolution allowed. Back in the days when a 20MB hard dri...
There have been many a scam, pranks and even malicious links and software that spread through Facebook. A lot of them are difficult to spot for the trained eye let along the innocent Facebook user who has logged in to see what her friends have been up to. Here are some of the tips ...
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Every computer virus has a payload that performs an action. Thethreat actorcan code any malicious activity into the virus payload, including simple, innocuous pranks that don’t do any harm. While a few viruses have harmless payloads, most of them cause damage to the system and its data. ...
VirusTotalis a free online tool that scans your files or links on 40-odd antivirus frameworks including names like Kaspersky, Opera, Avira and more. You can upload any type of file, even the system’s firmware files to get checked for infection. ...
Many versions of the Storm Worm fool the victim into downloading the application through fake links to news stories or videos. The people behind the attacks will often change the subject of the e-mail to reflect current events. For example, just before the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, a new ve...
If you have received Apple Security Virus alerts like the one below, please do not follow the instructions in them. This is because the alerts are f...