Malware Detected! Be Careful

[elonadaiz1001]

Thanks for the heads up!

[graphicempire]

your most welcome…

[vigasan]

Nope, .jpg, .doc, and .txt files won’t give you virus.

The biggest extension to watch out for is .exe as those are executable files.

And if a URL is shortened, message the person and tell them to resend it without shortening.

[uk1000]

Be careful with attached Word .doc files. They may contain malicious macros which spread malware and ransomware as it's described here. Better install a Microsoft Office viewer to check a downloaded Word or Excel document without macros.

Or you could open it in Word in Protected View. Or open it in something like Open Office.

[striderzero]

… or use a Mac! 🙂

Macs can get infected too. But has a low possibility because there are more Windows users than Mac users.

[acidpro]

Yeah. i also face this situation.
Guys use antivirus to avoid such situations.

[pritman]

I have a same experience.

[djwaruna]

Hello guys, be careful at the buyer request section if somebody ask you to download a file and check before send a quote. Today i have downloaded a file suddenly it shows on my system that malware detected and my system became slow. I have deleted the file at the same time, here i am attaching a screenshot of the buyer who attached the file. Malware has the ability to crash your system or it will hide anywhere on the program files and collect information without your knowledge.

Yeah. Thanks for sharing.

First we must check file extension’s of file.

Example - .PDF .doc .text

These are not harmful.

But .exe .dat .iso ,etc… files can attached virus .

So we must double check it for our protection

[andrea_kizinger]

Yeah. Thanks for sharing.

First we must check file extension’s of file.

Example - .PDF .doc .text

These are not harmful.

But .exe .dat .iso ,etc… files can attached virus .

So we must double check it for our protection

Not applicable to software testing. I do website and software testing. One client ordered my $5 gig and send me an exe file. I downloaded it and it was a malware. Now my laptop act like a crazy man. 😦

[websolvers]

Not applicable to software testing. I do website and software testing. One client ordered my $5 gig and send me an exe file. I downloaded it and it was a malware. Now my laptop act like a crazy man. 😦

Before you double click on exe file, just check its developer company(by right click), if you find empty, it means you must have to be careful

[djwaruna]

Not applicable to software testing. I do website and software testing. One client ordered my $5 gig and send me an exe file. I downloaded it and it was a malware. Now my laptop act like a crazy man. 😦

Really. Report him & clean your malware using antivirus program

[websolvers]

Really. Report him & clean your malware using antivirus program

If you are using windows 7 or higher, just keep it up to date, it contains its own anti-virus(windows defender), no need to install other anti-virus

[djwaruna]

If you are using windows 7 or higher, just keep it up to date, it contains its own anti-virus(windows defender), no need to install other anti-virus

My Windows version is up to date.

So I don’t worry about malware.

[agwakash]

Always open files Sandboxed.
You can use this application or similar
https://www.sandboxie.com/

What it actually does is open files in restricted mode that cannot change / access any files on your computer.