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A couple minutes ago, a post was made offering a program that could mod BO Singleplayer and Zombies.
I downloaded it for a virus test and all seemed fine ( as it's just a .exe, no actual virus ). However, because it was a .exe I decided to run it in a Virtualized sandbox, which then reported it trying to gain access to my webcam, my installed programs list ( and then tried to uninstall my Anti-virus. ) it also attempted to alter registry records and gain access to System32 files ( drivers, etc )
Be careful when you download stuff!
If you don't have an anti-virus capable of producing a sandbox, let someone else test it first. If you do, then use it!
I downloaded it for a virus test and all seemed fine ( as it's just a .exe, no actual virus ). However, because it was a .exe I decided to run it in a Virtualized sandbox, which then reported it trying to gain access to my webcam, my installed programs list ( and then tried to uninstall my Anti-virus. ) it also attempted to alter registry records and gain access to System32 files ( drivers, etc )
Be careful when you download stuff!
If you don't have an anti-virus capable of producing a sandbox, let someone else test it first. If you do, then use it!
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Good Post, Thats Il Watch Out Next Time
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what exactly is a sandbox
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dkhrmn1242 wrote what exactly is a sandbox
An environment that your Anti-virus can create, completely shielded off from your actual files. It then looks at what the program is trying to do or gain access to.
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whats a sand box? o_O!
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warinvader wrotedkhrmn1242 wrote what exactly is a sandbox
An environment that your Anti-virus can create, completely shielded off from your actual files. It then looks at what the program is trying to do or gain access to.
Oooo thanks haha
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thanks for the heads up
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Pixel_Munkey wrote whats a sand box? o_O!
Still the same as what I told dkhrmn1242 xD
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BTW, it was probably some little kid feeding off of Youtube videos.
Apart from trying to open my webcam by installing a program called "Camera Software", it also showed a pop-up saying "YOU DEAD BITCH! I **** YOU UP!" when I allowed it to run virtualized.
Apart from trying to open my webcam by installing a program called "Camera Software", it also showed a pop-up saying "YOU DEAD BITCH! I **** YOU UP!" when I allowed it to run virtualized.
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DSCxBlack wrote thanks for the heads up
No problem
I just hate these little kids who think it's fun/awesome to copy some code from a website and post it in a .exe (And especially if they get cocky, as I explained earlier)
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