Collaborate Disseminate
I have a database for a chat app to which users can upload images. These images get scanned before they are made available to other users in a conversation. But when the antivirus gets an update, should I rescan images which have already b… Continue reading Virus scanning uploaded images to database
The title says it all, I was wondering if some malicious code could be placed in the image file (the formats I am concerned with are JPEG, PNG and WEBP, basically the common formats available when you download from google), for example as … Continue reading Can using "Save Image As" on Google Images be dangerous? [duplicate]
Recently, I have downloaded a game from Steam. I wondered whether it was somehow possible to alter the data of the game and replace it with malware without the computer it was sent to noticing. Basically, is it likely that I … Continue reading Protection against tampering
Everytime I connect to my wifi-network with my Windows 10 1909 I get a notification about the network not being secure. The network does use WPA2 Personal though, which I don’t think is insecure. Is there another reason why t… Continue reading "Wifi network not secure" notification with WPA2 Personal [migrated]
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Is making a clean install enough to remove potential malware?
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I recently downloaded subtitles for an episode of a series. I then looked at whether .srt files could contain a virus and found that that was indeed the case with some .srt files which exploited a vulnerability in a media pla… Continue reading How can I check a .srt and .txt file for malware?
5 days ago, I downloaded a file from the internet and I’m currently worried about it being malware. I don’t store any important information on the computer I downloaded it with, but I’m afraid of the file (if it is indeed mal… Continue reading How do I protect the WiFi-network I’m on from worms?