Cheat Engine

Honda · Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 2:25 am Post subject: Downloading a virus .exe

If I download an .exe program like say.. a keygen or something like that and it's pack with viruses, but I never click on it or open it, just downloaded and place it onto my desktop, will the the virus be activated?

Zarr · Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 2:55 am Post subject:

Not until you run it.

I'd probably change the file extension to .virus or something just so I wouldn't run it accidentally.

TriigerHappy · Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 3:27 am Post subject:

Hell, if you know its a virus, delete it!

Humper · Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 4:55 am Post subject:

DanielG · Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 5:08 am Post subject:

Jorg hi · Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 9:02 am Post subject:

Dark Byte · Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 11:26 am Post subject:

yes, downloaded viruses can run automatically. (e.g. if you download them directly to your startup folder in start->programs and then reboot...)

I'm Serious · Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 11:36 am Post subject:

Saifallofjmr · Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 11:40 am Post subject:

called autorun.inf

DanielG · Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 11:57 am Post subject:

Zarr · Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 3:48 pm Post subject:

BeastKing · Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 6:11 pm Post subject:

Most out there can... trust me Twisted Evil

Cryoma · Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 6:22 pm Post subject:

Include a timer.
Done.

DanielG · Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 2:56 am Post subject:

Labyrnth · Moderator Reputation: 10 Joined: 28 Nov 2006 Posts: 6300

Virus attached to an email "auto installs"
It is also possible that the very webpage you download the file from can execute it after download, resulting in an auto install. The only interaction you had was downloading it.

Then you get a domino effect of it installing to other locations making copies of itself or attaching to other files and emailing itself to other pc's and repeating the process.

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A computer virus is a small bit of software which is designed to enter your computer by stealth and self-install. Once in place the virus will begin multiplying to other PCs which can be reached through yours as it starts unleashing whatever havoc it was designed to create. A computer virus can either be destructive in that it erases selected files, or entire hard drives, or less destructive in that all it does is send thousands of email messages from your computer to everyone in your address book. In between those two levels are virus types which will look for specific files, such as word processing files, and send those to everyone that you know."