Computer Viruses

logabe

Does anyone know of any notable *NIX viruses?

Marc92020

Turns out the iOS app shortcuts can be used to make somewhat malware (I say somewhat because you can’t really do that much malicious things with it)

tomrow

logabe wrote:
Does anyone know of any notable *NIX viruses?

Mirai, Flashback, XCodeGhost, Pegasus, Dendroid…

I'm sure there's some a couple of more well known ones that I've missed, especially for Mac OSX and Android

misaPuding

tomrow wrote:
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logabe wrote:
Does anyone know of any notable *NIX viruses?

Mirai, Flashback, XCodeGhost, Pegasus, Dendroid…

I'm sure there's some a couple of more well known ones that I've missed, especially for Mac OSX and Android

*crappost instinct kicks in*
pegasus? more like MEGASUS xD

lapisi

logabe wrote:
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Does anyone know of any notable *NIX viruses?

why are you censoring UNIX?

TheGlassPenguin

lapisi wrote:
logabe wrote:
(#3141)
Does anyone know of any notable *NIX viruses?
why are you censoring UNIX?

they're referring to unix and other unix-like or unix-based oses, such as linux, bsd, and apple darwin (macos)

asterisks are wildcard characters jsyk

ChameleonGamerYT

TheGlassPenguin wrote:
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asterisks are wildcard characters just so you know

True.

Back on topic, though, Lose/Lose (an art piece themed after Space Invaders that deletes your files if you shoot an alien) can sometimes delete its own files, making it a (theoretical) self-destructive game.

logabe

ChameleonGamerYT wrote:
Back on topic, though, Lose/Lose (an art piece themed after Space Invaders that deletes your files if you shoot an alien) can sometimes delete its own files, making it a (theoretical) self-destructive game.

I've wanted to make a ‘living’ program that modifies it's own code. Hmm

RobotChickens

logabe wrote:
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ChameleonGamerYT wrote:
Back on topic, though, Lose/Lose (an art piece themed after Space Invaders that deletes your files if you shoot an alien) can sometimes delete its own files, making it a (theoretical) self-destructive game.

I've wanted to make a ‘living’ program that modifies it's own code. Hmm

Here's what you want

Last edited by RobotChickens (Sept. 24, 2023 19:58:45)

logabe

The first thing I looked up after making that post:

RobotChickens wrote:
Self-modifying Code (WIkipedia)

Great minds think alike…

RobotChickens

logabe wrote:
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The first thing I looked up after making that post:
RobotChickens wrote:
Self-modifying Code (WIkipedia)
Great minds think alike…

Yup!

Paired with later generations of specifically trained AI, we're not far from a movie-like super computer virus that can naturally adapt.

misaPuding

RobotChickens wrote:
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logabe wrote:
(#3148)
ChameleonGamerYT wrote:
Back on topic, though, Lose/Lose (an art piece themed after Space Invaders that deletes your files if you shoot an alien) can sometimes delete its own files, making it a (theoretical) self-destructive game.

I've wanted to make a ‘living’ program that modifies it's own code. Hmm
Here's what you want

This is what you are looking for. i don´t care it´s from a card game you probably don´t know. THIS is what you are looking for.

lapisi

hey quick question, my antivirus (PC Matic) keeps blocking a file called, “shieldvpn” specifically it was blocking, “upgrade.exe” within the shieldvpn folder, I have no idea how it got onto my computer, I managed to get it in the recycle bin but just to make sure, is shieldvpn malware or is it a false positive?

tomrow

I've not heard of either PC Matic nor Shieldvpn, so I don't know of their reputations. If you still have the EXE files you can upload them to VirusTotal to see if any other antivirus scanners detect it.

ferilmagic

The likes of Ambulance, Casino, Techno, and Skynet brought a new level of notoriety to the world of computer viruses. And the Bumerang Windows Worm/Virus—well, that was a crafty piece of work, too. They all had their unique ways of spreading and causing mischief.

Danooct1, the YouTuber, really dives into the realm of these viruses, doesn't he? It's quite something to see someone exploring them and showing their impact without causing harm.

ajskateboarder

ferilmagic wrote:
The likes of Ambulance, Casino, Techno, and Skynet brought a new level of notoriety to the world of computer viruses. And the Bumerang Windows Worm/Virus—well, that was a crafty piece of work, too. They all had their unique ways of spreading and causing mischief.

Danooct1, the YouTuber, really dives into the realm of these viruses, doesn't he? It's quite something to see someone exploring them and showing their impact without causing harm.

Flytech and Enderman are also worth checking out on YouTube. They have been covering computer viruses for years now

lapisi

ajskateboarder wrote:
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ferilmagic wrote:
The likes of Ambulance, Casino, Techno, and Skynet brought a new level of notoriety to the world of computer viruses. And the Bumerang Windows Worm/Virus—well, that was a crafty piece of work, too. They all had their unique ways of spreading and causing mischief.

Danooct1, the YouTuber, really dives into the realm of these viruses, doesn't he? It's quite something to see someone exploring them and showing their impact without causing harm.
Flytech and Enderman are also worth checking out on YouTube. They have been covering computer viruses for years now

speaking of which, we need to support Enderman at the moment due to current situations, someone's false reporting his videos and they're getting taken down

ajskateboarder

lapisi wrote:
ajskateboarder wrote:
(#3156)
ferilmagic wrote:
The likes of Ambulance, Casino, Techno, and Skynet brought a new level of notoriety to the world of computer viruses. And the Bumerang Windows Worm/Virus—well, that was a crafty piece of work, too. They all had their unique ways of spreading and causing mischief.

Danooct1, the YouTuber, really dives into the realm of these viruses, doesn't he? It's quite something to see someone exploring them and showing their impact without causing harm.
Flytech and Enderman are also worth checking out on YouTube. They have been covering computer viruses for years now
speaking of which, we need to support Enderman at the moment due to current situations, someone's false reporting his videos and they're getting taken down

Oh yeah, almost forgot about what was happening to his channel

People report videos about viruses on a virus showcase channel… how dumb

ideapad-320

ajskateboarder wrote:
lapisi wrote:
ajskateboarder wrote:
(#3156)
ferilmagic wrote:
The likes of Ambulance, Casino, Techno, and Skynet brought a new level of notoriety to the world of computer viruses. And the Bumerang Windows Worm/Virus—well, that was a crafty piece of work, too. They all had their unique ways of spreading and causing mischief.

Danooct1, the YouTuber, really dives into the realm of these viruses, doesn't he? It's quite something to see someone exploring them and showing their impact without causing harm.
Flytech and Enderman are also worth checking out on YouTube. They have been covering computer viruses for years now
speaking of which, we need to support Enderman at the moment due to current situations, someone's false reporting his videos and they're getting taken down
Oh yeah, almost forgot about what was happening to his channel

People report videos about viruses on a virus showcase channel… how dumb

I remember the trustedinstaller incident

INSERT-USER_NAME

I think the most effective way to basically make a Windows computer unusable is to make a .bat file that opens itself, and then put it in the startup folder.

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