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Questions relating to malicious software

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Can a Windows virus transfer to Ubuntu?

Before I removed Windows 7 from my computer and replaced it with Ubuntu, I had over 257 threats that never would go away. I don't know if the trojan horse I had also could transfer over to Ubuntu. Can my computer be infected? I'm trying to be very…
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Should I be concerned about the Linux.Darlloz worm?

As an Ubuntu user, any tips on how Linux.Darlloz could affect Ubuntu and ways to prevent it?
Shaharil Ahmad
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Which file formats are used to make viruses in Ubuntu?

Which file formats are used to make viruses in Ubuntu? For example, most Windows viruses are written in .exe format, but I can’t identity the usual format in Ubuntu.
Eshan Malimbada
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How (in)vulnerable would Ubuntu be to encryption ransomware?

Edit: This is different from the suggested duplicate. The suggested duplicate is about viruses and antivirus in general. This question is specifically about encryption ransomware, how it can run, and whether it will affect encrypted folders. These…
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Chinese character folder created at startup

I'm running: No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS Release: 16.04 Codename: xenial A folder, having Chinese characters, is created in my user's home directory at start up. Today, two folders…
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How to check if my system is infected with the "Turla" trojan?

As many have heard/read the news, a module of the state-sponsored trojan malware named "Turla" was recently discovered which infects Linux hosts: (News from ArsTechnica) (News from OMG-Ubuntu) (Technical Report by Kaspersky) In the ArsTechnica…
Seyed Mohammad
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Cryptolocker virus

As you guys know cryptolocker is a Trojan which targets computers running Microsoft Windows and destroys files but.. is cryptolocker still a threat and can it infect my files in Ubuntu?
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Hand of Thief malware?

Anyone know anything about the Hand of Thief malware that has been announced for sale on an apparent underground cyber crime forum? It is said that is has been tested to work on Ubuntu! Should I be worried and I'm assuming Canonical is taking steps…
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Is Linux really malware safe ? Or people just don't bother creating them for Linux?

Possible Duplicate: Do I need to have 'antivirus software' installed? I've never used Linux before and I heard that you don't need to worry about malware on Linux. So, as the title said, is Linux really malware safe ? Or do people just not bother…
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How to remove wonderlandads from ubuntu chrome and firefox

I have been experiencing this problem for quite some time now. Whenever I open any site in chrome/FF and click on any link on it, it opens a fresh tab in chrome and with a URL http://wonderlandads.com/afu.php?zoneid=437742 and it randomly redirects…
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How to prevent keyloggers / viruses on my system?

So this keylogger is being sold on HF doesn't rely on any dependencies or anything like that so it's able to infect linux systems. Thread link: http://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=5043535 If you are not registered with the forum here is the…
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Ubuntu Hacked - Attempted to Kill Init

I recently got hacked via Omegle. I realised that the person was able to control my cursor and my keyboard as well. So, I shut off my machine as soon as I realised it. I turned it on later, to realise that my packages were getting deleted on their…
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Firefox pop-up scam ads

Since last week, when use ubunt, my firefox browser pop ups some scammy article links up left corner as it is shown in the image. So does that mean my computer is infected. And if it does, then how can I clean it? I used ClamTK, but it didnt find…
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How to remove camplz virus on ubuntu

I have noticed a virus on our machine. Symptoms it shows are It runs multiple process with the name camplz. If I kill the process it restarts The executable is present under /usr/bin directory. If I delete the executable it gets recreated. It…
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Newtabtvplussearch removal

my daughter managed to get the newtabtvplussearch malware on our machine, and i can only find solutions to remove it for windows and mac. I am running chrome, any suggestions to remove it would be greatly appreciated!
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