Questions tagged [malware]
Malware, short for malicious software, is software designed to disrupt computer operation, gather sensitive information, or gain unauthorized access to computer systems.
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Malicious curl request to remote server by a hidden script found in my user folder, am I safe with just removing the script?
I've always had LuLu on my MacBook to block unwanted internet access, and recently realized that every minute or two, curl is being used by an unknown process to connect to a remote server. I'm ...
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Spamware warning window about Docker will not go away
Starting this evening, a modal window keeps popping up on my Macbook every 5 seconds warning me that the "Docker" file on my machine is malware and it should be removed. Even when I click &...
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Is a PACE folder/drive on my desktop a sign of malware?
As far as I can tell it just appeared, ie it was sitting there, when I woke this M2Max mbp this morning, fairly sure it was not there last night. Disturbingly I can't find a matching xip file if it ...
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What is Application Manager for macOS, and what does it do?
What is Application Manager for macOS, and what does it do? And how can I find out what kinds of "changes" it's trying to make? It's pretty generic, offering no description of what the ...
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How to find malware on a MacBook Pro?
My sister has been complaining that her MacBook Pro is irregularly slow and I suspect there might be a virus on it however Avira is not detecting anything. I realize this is really vague and I may ...
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Potential malware from ybb-network.com
In my Screen Time on my Apple account, I'm seeing 24 hours a day over the last few weeks of accessing "https://ybb-network.com/". Screen Time confirms this is coming from my Mac Laptop. I ...
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Is there a list of known macOS processes?
I'd like to check my processes and see if any are suspicious ones. I could Google every single one, but starting with a list of known macOS processes would be super helpful. This list would have ...
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"Open.exe" from unidentified developer exists as a executable in my login items?
I cannot find anything on this binary - It does seems to function as stated when I use the command to open files, but I never installed it nor do I see it as a default executable in the bin folder of ...
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Clicked on a "bad link" in an email: do I need to worry about malware/virus getting into my iPhone?
First, I feel kind of dumb -- I know never to click on questionable links. But a friend* sent me an email message to my iPhone 11 (iOS 17.4.1) with a link to a website with a picture of them. They'...
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Is there a valid reason why Canon's webcam plugin asks to scan my external drives?
Two days ago, I installed Canon's software to use my DSLR as a webcam, using the link I found on this page. The installer required me to override MacOS' security settings. I did so, thinking that it ...
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I think I downloaded spyware! I used a curl command in terminal given by a fake support user to download a .sh file
I completely fell for a scammer helping me debug an issue. I ignored all the warnings until it was too late... I entered the below command in my macbook terminal and it downloaded a .sh file on my ...
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How can I understand an alert of "cpverify" will damage your computer?
I got this alert that has me concerned. If I click Ok, then it appear again. File located here: opt/cprocsp/bin/. After installing the latest OS update all files in that folder has a prefix corrupted....
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Does this `last` output from macOS terminal describe a remote access login to my computer?
My computer was up to some strange things. I used the "last" command to check login activity and this is the result. Not only have I never seen it before this, all of my previous logins were ...
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Best action against fake virus scammers
This morning I received a notification that after visiting some adult websites, 27 viruses have infected my phone (iPhone XR with iOS 17.3), that they would destroy my SIM card and delete my contacts. ...
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Suspicious curl request at system boot
I booted up my Macbook Air M1(on MacOS 14.2.1) a couple of minutes ago and, while looking at LuLu logs, I noticed this strange Curl request: curl -s hxxps|://support-sp[.]apple[.]com/sp/ product?cc=...
