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Windows hacking itself
Name: 20chimps Date: July 26, 2009 at 16:54:12 Pacific OS: Windows XP Subcategory: Firewalls
Comment:
I've been searching through windows, because I know it contains dodgy information (SuperHidden folders containing your personal details and history (doesn't delete when u clear history 'n' stuff)), one thing I found was a log file from 'Silverlight', the statements claimed that silverlight was disabling security, enabling all permissions, and even bypassing built-in security by creating fake certificates. yet I'm more interested in how it 'pretended' to talk to firefox, the first thing firefox asked when Silverlight was hacking my computer was "process ID 456". Can someone tell me what that process is?
Name: 20chimps Date: July 26, 2009 at 16:57:14 Pacific
Reply:
And if possible, please tell me what "process ID 1508" is Thx
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Response Number 2
Name: XpUser Date: July 26, 2009 at 17:38:00 Pacific
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First, for you to better understand what exactly is Silverlight, read THIS.
i_Xp/VistaUser
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Response Number 3
Name: 20chimps Date: July 28, 2009 at 00:39:39 Pacific
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Yeah, looks like another unsorted bag of nuts 'n' bolts by Windows.
But these (unexplained) facts remains: It installed itself without my acknowledgment or permission. It recently installed some version of Visual Basic without my acknowledgment or permission. The files ARE located in the 'programs' folder, but are in SuperHidden folders. It loaded almost half a MB of digital certificates from god knows where. The log file I copied into my Flash card seems to immediately update itself when it connects to my PC (copy over the original log (which regularly updates)). Silverlight gives itself Admin permissions, and disables security before self updating.
The installation of VB was strange If you can EXPLAIN what it's doing, please do.
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Response Number 4
Name: 20chimps Date: October 14, 2009 at 15:43:35 Pacific
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Never mind, the I wrote this when it used 1.3GB, I corrupted it when it hit 2GB, it could've been a virus imitating silverlight, but the VB program was wierd
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