![]() ![]() They need assistance to get a computer infected. A computer infected with the Reveton malware will NOT infect other computers because they are trojans. The Reveton family of trojans are more specifiically a type of trojan that hold your data and/or your computer in a locked or encrypted fashion for a "ransom" payment. What you may be referring to is most likely the Reveton family of ransomware trojans that are a type of malware in the class of cryptovirology. ![]() " MalwareBytes its a free software commenly used to scan for malware" This is also true if a file has been trojanized (aka patched). The process of returning an infected file to its original format, size and MD5 checksum is known as "cleaning" a file and that is something MalwareBytes is unable to do. MalwareBytes will be unable to remove the viral code such that the file will be returned to its original format, size and MD5 checksum. If a virus prepends, appends or cavity injects code into a legitimate file then the best MalwareBytes will be able to do is delete that infected file. MalwareBytes targets non-viral malware and the alterations they make on a system. MalwareBytes actually does not target viruses. However, if the virus has infected the computer MalwareBytes will be unable to deal with the actual infection. There are times when MalwareBytes may detect and remove a virus dropper. Viruses are trojans are the two major sub-types of malware. If it is unable to self replicate and needs assistance such as the Vulnerability/Explotation vector or Social Engineering then its a trojan. If the malicious code is able to self replicate then its a virus. All too often I see people and the media calling all malicious software a "virus" and this juat plain wrong. That means a computer or file that is infected can infect another computer or file automatically and without assistance. Computer viruses are a specific subset of malware that have the ability of replication. ![]() " malwarebytes its a free software commenly used to scan for virus or malware"Īll computer viruses are malware but not all malware are viruses. ![]()
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