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I am developing software for my client.
The software is a game controller configuration and enhancement software that runs on Windows machines.
I needed a feature to map keyboard keypresses to controller buttons. I found that Windows has a… Continue reading Using low level keyboard windows hook to read key presses & still being ‘trusted’ [migrated]
Recently I’ve been challenged on the sufficient security and protection provided by Windows Defender (I used to recommend to use another AV (Bitdefender, Eset, etc.) since Windows Defender doesn’t provide enough protection). It’s hard to f… Continue reading How do you rate Window Defender in terme of security and protection? [closed]
I have a personal device through which I access the employer’s network through a VPN. I can connect and disconnect from the VPN when I choose. I did not know the employer had installed Sophos Endpoint Agent on my computer.
While I was disc… Continue reading Employer installed Endpoint Security on personal computer
We’re trying to secure our upload forms in PHP regarding image uploads and PDF files. For this purpose, we’re currently trying to do the following in all cases, according to our research done so far:
Check MIME type
Check file size
Scan c… Continue reading Validate File Uploads in PHP: PDFs and images
I’ve got backup files of several CMS-based websites on my local computer (Microsoft Windows) that need to get checked for viruses. Are there anti-virus scanners that catch viruses in the code, in files and in the database or will I have to… Continue reading Best practice: checking backups of CMS-websites for viruses (code, database, and files)?
I saw a webpage hosted on sites.google.com and went into reading it without much second thought. It was essentially a personal blog with mostly text and little other elements.
I then decided to send the link to virustotal and it returned 1… Continue reading Possible false positive in hybrid analysis sandbox, or am I screwed?
What additional features would "licensed" anti-malware bring to a Domain Controller, as opposed to simply using Windows Defender ? I know that Windows Defender is a decent protection for end-user workstations but why would it not… Continue reading What additional features would "licensed" anti-malware solutions bring to a Domain Controller?
If I have a windows binary, can I still analyze it on a Ubuntu machine with Cuckoo, or can I only check a windows binary with cuckoo installed on windows?
How do high-quality antiviruses recognize viruses? I heard that such programs use virus databases. How high quality can an antivirus that uses free databases be, which databases are the best among those that are in the public domain?
… Continue reading How do high-quality antiviruses recognize viruses? [duplicate]
I have Avast pro for my Samsung. I searched the whole app but I cant find the option to exclude/whitelist an app or file from scanning. Is there such an option for android? I looked through their website and only for PC they have the optio… Continue reading Can you exclude scanning of a particular app or file on Avast Antivirus for Samsung?