Collaborate Disseminate
Running the following code on a linux machine returns the partition tables and partial config of the hard-drive and USB devices.
fdisk -l
returns
Disk /dev/nvme0n1: 238.47 GiB, 256060514304 bytes, 500118192 sectors
Disk model: PC300 NVMe… Continue reading How can we confirm with certanty a USB or Harddrive is not infected after reformatting?
Suppose you have a target machine (desktop, smartphone, server) and that you have any needed knowledge about the target machine to perform the following task. Is it possible to infect given machine using that information, without needing t… Continue reading Can a device be remotely accessed without anything needed?
Suppose malware lands and executes on a computer. Could this malware attempt to spread further by writing itself to data files (images, pdfs, docs) and hoping that the owner would transfer or upload these files somewhere. Like adding paylo… Continue reading Do viruses spread by infecting other files on an infected machine?
My computer probably had malware. Decided to install linux and do a disc wipe using a linux distro called Pop!_OS (ubuntu based)
Can a piece of malware/virus inject itself into an ISO
According to the above SecuritySE post, it’s an unlikel… Continue reading If a malware infects a usb, will formatting remove it? [duplicate]
I downloaded an .iso for a Linux distro called pop os from the official website and installed it.
However a week after installing it, I started to notice the camera flash randomly (maybe on 3 or so occasions). I’m sure I didn’t download an… Continue reading How likely is it that i need to worry about malware/hackers being able to infect a .iso [closed]
If I move a malicious file to Google drive, can my other files there get infected? Or can my google account itself get compromised?
Continue reading Is it possible for malware to infect google drive?
My computer (probably) had malware, and during that time I connected my phone to it (via USB) for transferring files, using as midi, etc. Is there a chance the malware could’ve spread from the computer to my phone? I don’t see any scam pop… Continue reading Can malware go from a computer to an android phone
Compared to a DVD live Tails Linux, how unsafe is using the USB version?
I’m trying to help a friend who for years has been mired in the laborious iterative process of remastering their own DVDs of Knoppix in the name of security.
The use … Continue reading How unsafe is a USB flash drive vs DVD for OS (Tails linux)?
This is about a PHP7.4 based shopping platform (opencart (v3.0)).
For testing purposes I had a dummy set up at site.com/xyz. The admin page of that was site.com/xyz/admin. The login and pw for the admin page was also admin. I know, but the… Continue reading How to trace script injection/infection in php app
I know about autorun files, but if you do not allow those to be ran, then what is the danger (assuming that it is not a “usb killer” that overvolts the usb port)?
Can you really infect a computer just by inserting a pendrive?
Continue reading How exactly can it be harmful to simply insert an unknown pendrive? [duplicate]