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Offlinenice1
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Being setup
    #14369247 - 04/28/11 08:10 PM (12 years, 9 months ago)

Hi,

I have reason to suspect one of my "friends" is attempting to set me up in some way...  I suspect hes attempting to hijack my computer or get me to accept some sort of custom backdoor software that he may have adapted or coded himself.  Although it might actually just be a common piece of backdoor software or a virus.

I won't go into my reasons for suspicion here but is anyone capable of checking the file he has sent me if I forward it to them?

I just want to know one way or the other if I'm just being paranoid or if my suspicions are correct.

The file is a zip file that he claims contains a video for me.  I have received it by e-mail.

Is anybody here willing and capable of analysing the file to unravel the true intent of this for me?


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Re: Being setup [Re: nice1]
    #14369286 - 04/28/11 08:16 PM (12 years, 9 months ago)

I'll look at it for you if your too paranoid to open it. I have everything backed up, only takes a few minutes to restore my pc. I'll PM you an e-mail address to send it to.


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Re: Being setup [Re: lil_demented]
    #14370793 - 04/29/11 01:04 AM (12 years, 9 months ago)

Unless the video needs external licensing like some windows media formats do there aren't really any holes a standard video can break through provided your machine has all the updates done. There used to be a jpg hole way back and a content licensing hole a year ago. As I said there both patched if your up to date.

It's not something stupid like the video name 200 spaces and ends .exe or something lame like that is it?

Under normal conditions a zip can't hurt you neither can media files. The common trick is to have you run a file that has a name masked like above, or change the icon to a video with an obvious .exe name and hope that social engineering causes people to click on the file.

One final thing, there are many tools that will let you make a virus todo what your describing (subseven, nowheremans virus creation lab, etc etc, ad infinite) however those programs make the same virus with slight modifications if you have some type of antivirus and it's upto date it will find those viruses as some mutex has almost always been submitted before. If your friend is so good as to have made from scratch his own unlisted virus then having you click a file is the least of your worries.


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Re: Being setup [Re: Flashmob]
    #14374125 - 04/29/11 06:46 PM (12 years, 8 months ago)

I knew a guy who did this to people. He would buddy up to them and offer to fix their computer problems, then install a backdoor program. Then, months later, BAM, gay porn in every folder and background.


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Re: Being setup [Re: SWEDEN]
    #14374312 - 04/29/11 07:32 PM (12 years, 8 months ago)

Any antivirus worth using will scan the contents of archives like zip or rar files. Just download it and scan it.

Edit:
If you're as paranoid as you sound, do it from within a virtual machine that is completely isolated from your host OS.


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Edited by Bacchus (04/29/11 07:33 PM)


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Re: Being setup [Re: Bacchus]
    #14374761 - 04/29/11 09:10 PM (12 years, 8 months ago)

In defence of paranoid people.

Even paranoid people have REAL enemies.


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Re: Being setup [Re: Bacchus]
    #14376113 - 04/30/11 04:52 AM (12 years, 8 months ago)

Probably was just being paranoid but if I explained the full circumstance you probably would be as well :tongue:

I'd rather be a bit paranoid than hijacked or having my identity stolen or whatever it is people can do when they have all your details and PC access.


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Re: Being setup [Re: nice1]
    #14376607 - 04/30/11 09:15 AM (12 years, 8 months ago)

I have a PC I use for important shit like that.
Then I have another one for play/porn/chat whatever.
Then I make backups of both which are stored securely. :shrug:

It's not as much trouble as it sounds really.


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Re: Being setup [Re: lil_demented]
    #14376611 - 04/30/11 09:16 AM (12 years, 8 months ago)

I live in a tent :hehehe:


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Re: Being setup [Re: nice1]
    #14376621 - 04/30/11 09:20 AM (12 years, 8 months ago)

bummer, sounds fun though.


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Re: Being setup [Re: lil_demented]
    #14378035 - 04/30/11 02:36 PM (12 years, 8 months ago)

lol, looking at porn on your good comp


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Re: Being setup [Re: sporesmores420]
    #14379671 - 04/30/11 09:29 PM (12 years, 8 months ago)

Quote:

sporesmores420 said:
lol, looking at porn on your good comp





Heck yes, tiny bit of lag in a game or on the web, meh.. I have the patience. Er, working out a problem with porn... I want NO lag and no issues whatsoever.. :smile:


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