if they told you that how would anti malware companies make their money? ;) but honestly, it's mostly by looking at the hash of every scanned file and comparing it to a large database of known malicious hashes. They also look for "bad behaviors" in programs such as trying to hide themselves or writing to system folders. if you spend a little bit of time watching how different malware executes you can see a lot of similarities (such as changing permissions and hiding under deep paths in AppData). AntiMalware programs try to use "behavioral analysis" to set guidelines for programs so they don't try anything considered "Malicious".
I'm pretty sure they try to keep their detection methods secret because if the people making the virus' knew how they were getting detected they could make a work around.
simplistic awnser it has a list of every virus known basiclly which keeps getting updated *i think i dont know im challaenged fuck spelling i dont care*
There was All Hail Hypnotoad "virus" back in 2008 that some University students created to test out hermetic type scans. They came up with idea to confuse anti virus program that it has scanned all files when it scanned that specific file and anti virus program reported whole computer was scanned and no threats found. It was so ground breaking that none of the anti virus programs were safe from it and gave anti virus programs all research data and method of "attack". Just reminding you that if you have a ton of a files and full scan is ready way too fast, you probably might be infected with this kind virus.
Once I learned, the best antivirus you can have is yourself. Of course it took me a while to understand this (because I always felt "protected" by my antivirus).
I found keeping systems patched, and not clicking on everything that comes my way, does a much better job than "strong up to date anti-virus software". It is interesting to see Windows Defender bundled with Server 2016. That was an odd setting to run across on the latest core install I did.
I work in AV buisness for some time. Back then in "I Love You." worm days I had that great idea for prank (on day of "I love you" outbreak). My idea was to send "I love You" email to all coworkers, with picture of some hearts and roses attached. I never ever seen all my bosses and admins move so fast to my desk. I just wanted to tell them that i love them, really.
actually you have been infected and i was the attacker, and know what's funny, those transactions on your credit card(small ones, so you don't notice) was done by me, muhahaha
I once used nothing for 15 years and never gotten hacked. Then when I installed AVG, a week later I get hacked? They used an exploit within AVG. I fixed it the next day though. I would of fixed it that day but I was leaving.
Congratulations Peter Burling on successfully winning the Americas Cup! The world's oldest sporting trophy! Awesome that you're straight back to your usual job
Malware is a portmanteau of "malicious software". A virus is a specific type of malware that when executed replicates itself by injecting code or modifying other applications.
I use COMODO Internet Security, it's one of the best software out there. It's has a thing called "sandbox" and let's say you get a Ransomeware on your PC and starts encrypting everything, COMODO will sandbox it and you can revert all the changes made by the Randsomeware in a single click. Happened to be once, and it worked. I love it.
I don't remember the last time I had anti virus software installed. There has only been a couple of time I had a virus/malware , but trusty google and safe mode has saved me multiple times from a complete fresh format.
I don't think this video really high lights the differences between Viruses and Malware. Malware seems to get a brief passing mention while the majority of the air time goes to virus. The I love you worm seems to be more prominent as well. A suggestion for a TechQuickie, or a LTT: A basic break down of malware in general. You can talk about malware being the umbrella term ("mal"icious soft"ware"), examples of virus, worms, adware, spyware, and historically significant examples. Depending on how much you wanted to put into it, it could easily become a series, but just a suggestion.
The point is that once upon a time, pretty much the only conceived cybernetic attack involved having a piece of code attach to some file and then spread to more files, making it comparable to a biological virus. Over time, more types of attacks were developed but people still called them "viruses", even though the term was inadequate. "Malware" is a general term used to describe malicious programs and the technical term used for the former mentioned type of attack is, very descriptively, "File Infector". We avoid the term "virus" even for such attacks, since this term has pretty much lost its meaning over the years and doesn't really mean anything right now. This was coming from someone working in security :)
Also, keep ALL your software and firmware up to date too, a lot of attacks happen due to use of exploits that were patched out sometimes months before they are used maliciously.
It's actually not the same idea for Flu and "cold viruses" (mostly Rhinoviridae), because Flu (Influenza) has a segmented genome, which allows for recombinant forms containing fragments of two or more strains which evade existing immune response much more efficiently than simple mutant forms like the case for non-segmented genome viruses.
Malware stands for Malicious Software. Viruses ARE malware, but only one portion under a large umbrella. So if you got infected with a virus, your computer has a malware infection. So there is nothing wrong with people using the terms interchangeably, as viruses are programs…
You know, I was thinking the same thing.. And this is technically correct not just he say she says lol. Viruses, Trojan horses, and worms are all malicious software.. And malware is a contraction for malicious software right?
Also an antivirus won't really do shit if the person trying to infect you uses strings/encryption that aren't detectable and eventually when they are it'd take atleast 2 weeks for antivirus companies to put those in their list.
MrPaxio There are other ways to not allow malicious code to run with an actual AV that does not rely on knowing wether the application is malicious or not beforehand.
Just saw a comment about how "Macs can't get viruses" but they totally can, having worked at a store called Experimac for half a year, we've done virus removals for plenty of Mac computers, but the 2 main differences we saw were these: 1. Mac malware is generally installed BY the user, and without being tricked into typing in their password, they would not have a virus in the first place, technically making this a "User Error." Also, it should go without saying that any virus that affects windows can't affect a Mac, since they're completely different. 2. By using a technology Apple calls System Integrity Protection (SIP) or "Rootless," the actual OS (based on UNIX, which is already a huge plus for security) is untouched by (almost) ANYTHING the user does, leaving it virtually impossible to get a permanent virus, which can easily be cleaned up by MalwareBytes, (the only malware remover we use on macOS, which is also free) so the security is very much a benefit. Also, you can reinstall macOS without affecting any user files, so that also helps if something WERE to get past SIP. That said, there ARE EXCEPTIONS TO THIS RULE. MACS CAN AND WILL BE EXPLOITED AND ARE NOT INVINCIBLE BY ANY MEANS. I'm just wanting to inform, and hopefully create a discussion. Have a great day, everyone! Edit: I should probably state for the record that I use a gaming PC with Windows for most uses, but also own a MacBook. I don't have a "side" in this, each computer type has its own pros and cons
2017: Human: I feel really sick, Other Human: Oh, it's just a common cold. 2500: AI: I feel really sick, Other AI: Oh, it's just a common malware, delete it.
I actually had a copy of Jill Of The Jungle on 5 /14 floppy that corrupted my dos installation any time I would try to install the game. It was very annoying as I was young enough that I didn't understand what the problem was; re-installing my system and the game a few times before I figured out it was the game causing the problem... I don't know if it was the game's software causing conflict in my system or if it had been corrupted with some kind of virus, but it drove me nuts for days.
DodoGTA GT Just a phone, there. There's nothing else to say about it because it's just another smartphone, made by the creator of Android. It's not like there's new tech in it to explain on Techquickie.
I don't know how many people will agree with me on this, but I am *strongly* against "always on", as I call it, anti-malware software. Personally, I just use Malwarebyte's free anti-malware and just occasionally do a scan because I've used Norton, Kaspersky, and AVG and not one of them have done any good when I actually got malware on my computer, or the computer of anyone I know, so they were just sitting in the background being resource hogs for nothing. Also, being careful about what you download in the first place is the best form of anti-malware there is. I honestly can't remember the last time I got some malware without knowing exactly what I got it from, because it is pretty obvious when a website is sketchy or if you breezed through one of those installation wizards for free software without completely reading each page. If you're doing something where you need to download from a sketchy website, be sure to scan it (my suggestion is with Malwarebyte's anti-malware) before you run it, since the file won't do anything until you run or open it which is the nature of malware. Oh, and sometimes these sketchy things will give you false positives (like when cracking the DRM on games you legally bought), so if you want to be thorough you can use VirusTotal which uses a bunch of different programs so you can decide from that whether you want to trust the file or not.
Can you guys please put the video you reference in the description? I don't click on on it when it pops up. I instead like to finish the video then go back if i need
Can you please answer why UEFI doesn't offer OTA updates? I was just thinking about it while watching a video of someone who needed to use another processor he had just to update the UEFI so he could use the new processor
From the perspective of certain ideologically radical FOSS advocates, there is no discrepancy between the set of all tools that fall under the "virus" designation and that whose members fall under both the "virus" and the "malware" designations. "Malware" implies a loss of functionality, and from the FOSS perspective all nonfree software and tools are stripping the functionality of the computer away from the user by failing to allow the user complete control of the machine. Exploits in existing software are likewise malware when taken advantage of because the intended functionality of the machine is castrated from the user. As no "viruses" can be truthfully said to exist which do not take advantage of exploits and/or nonfree software, no computer virus exists which, from such a perspective, cannot be said to be "malware" as well.
The original computer virus was done because of a saving error. It created the first destructive virus without internet nor a person with a floppy disc.
Hey Linus I want to make a desktop pc With watercooling for a semi truck To take off the Stress of being away from home But the truck vibrates while driving You have any idea on how to reinforce water cooling So the vibration won't cause a leak
I bought a new laptop and got attacked by Occamy.c already. My CPU usage constantly shuffles from 45 to 0% (not in safe mode tho) And everything is quite unresponsive sometimes. Help me out guys.
I have 2 malware and an unknown virus on my computer impatiently but I used to have 6 viruses sooooo how do I remove them I resets my pc but it’s too old for that
You didn't really explain malware
StarTrek123456
"bad software". What is there to explain?
Malware is any kind of computer infection, which includes viruses
it literally means malicious software. pretty easy to grasp.
Malicious software... what's there to explain? it's a general term
philipx550 en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malware
Funny how this is recommended during the times of Corona
😂😂😂😂
Same here brother
Same thing friendo.
*BRUHHH*
Look at the thumbnail.....XD
Could you continue with a Antivirus video? How does programs like those know what is a virus and what is not?
if they told you that how would anti malware companies make their money? ;)
but honestly, it's mostly by looking at the hash of every scanned file and comparing it to a large database of known malicious hashes. They also look for "bad behaviors" in programs such as trying to hide themselves or writing to system folders. if you spend a little bit of time watching how different malware executes you can see a lot of similarities (such as changing permissions and hiding under deep paths in AppData). AntiMalware programs try to use "behavioral analysis" to set guidelines for programs so they don't try anything considered "Malicious".
-Insert protegent joke here-
I'm pretty sure they try to keep their detection methods secret because if the people making the virus' knew how they were getting detected they could make a work around.
simplistic awnser it has a list of every virus known basiclly which keeps getting updated *i think i dont know im challaenged fuck spelling i dont care*
There was All Hail Hypnotoad "virus" back in 2008 that some University students created to test out hermetic type scans. They came up with idea to confuse anti virus program that it has scanned all files when it scanned that specific file and anti virus program reported whole computer was scanned and no threats found. It was so ground breaking that none of the anti virus programs were safe from it and gave anti virus programs all research data and method of "attack".
Just reminding you that if you have a ton of a files and full scan is ready way too fast, you probably might be infected with this kind virus.
Once I learned, the best antivirus you can have is yourself. Of course it took me a while to understand this (because I always felt "protected" by my antivirus).
Kids these days be catching viruses on their computer phones. Back in my day we used to catch measles.
Oh no
I found keeping systems patched, and not clicking on everything that comes my way, does a much better job than "strong up to date anti-virus software". It is interesting to see Windows Defender bundled with Server 2016. That was an odd setting to run across on the latest core install I did.
I work in AV buisness for some time. Back then in "I Love You." worm days I had that great idea for prank (on day of "I love you" outbreak). My idea was to send "I love You" email to all coworkers, with picture of some hearts and roses attached. I never ever seen all my bosses and admins move so fast to my desk. I just wanted to tell them that i love them, really.
You never mentioned that malware is the generic term for *all* malicious software, including viruses.
I only use windows defender and I never got infected since 2010!
Samo Adams I have had no antivirus software since windows 3.1. Never had a virus though. I hate how they eat up precious resources.
actually you have been infected and i was the attacker, and know what's funny, those transactions on your credit card(small ones, so you don't notice) was done by me, muhahaha
I once used nothing for 15 years and never gotten hacked. Then when I installed AVG, a week later I get hacked? They used an exploit within AVG. I fixed it the next day though. I would of fixed it that day but I was leaving.
@@ZekePolarisBSH LOL
Use malwarebytes much better and faster
Jeff Goldbloom taking down an alien mothership with a virus did blow my mind as a kid though.
"I've had enough of Starbuck's charging me $5 for my latte!" LoL
Vsauce, Virus here
*_WHERE ARE YOUR FOLDERS?_*
Hack Codex#⃣ I think it also deleted system32
Good one v stands for virus XD
Congratulations Peter Burling on successfully winning the Americas Cup! The world's oldest sporting trophy!
Awesome that you're straight back to your usual job
Malware is a portmanteau of "malicious software". A virus is a specific type of malware that when executed replicates itself by injecting code or modifying other applications.
I use COMODO Internet Security, it's one of the best software out there. It's has a thing called "sandbox" and let's say you get a Ransomeware on your PC and starts encrypting everything, COMODO will sandbox it and you can revert all the changes made by the Randsomeware in a single click. Happened to be once, and it worked. I love it.
In 2017, even viruses can get triggered.
Razear chlul
It triggerd now in 2020
@@ayushop5312 correct
You should include what types of software are very reliable to purchase too. That would help!
I don't remember the last time I had anti virus software installed. There has only been a couple of time I had a virus/malware , but trusty google and safe mode has saved me multiple times from a complete fresh format.
Ooh.
Here's a statement that's commonly misused: "I was hacked."
The way he conveys his idea is awesome 👌👌
You guys are amazing! Keep up the good work :)
I don't think this video really high lights the differences between Viruses and Malware. Malware seems to get a brief passing mention while the majority of the air time goes to virus. The I love you worm seems to be more prominent as well. A suggestion for a TechQuickie, or a LTT: A basic break down of malware in general. You can talk about malware being the umbrella term ("mal"icious soft"ware"), examples of virus, worms, adware, spyware, and historically significant examples. Depending on how much you wanted to put into it, it could easily become a series, but just a suggestion.
The point is that once upon a time, pretty much the only conceived cybernetic attack involved having a piece of code attach to some file and then spread to more files, making it comparable to a biological virus. Over time, more types of attacks were developed but people still called them "viruses", even though the term was inadequate. "Malware" is a general term used to describe malicious programs and the technical term used for the former mentioned type of attack is, very descriptively, "File Infector". We avoid the term "virus" even for such attacks, since this term has pretty much lost its meaning over the years and doesn't really mean anything right now. This was coming from someone working in security :)
Great time to be recommended again.
But luke, cacti don't need protection, they have a thick outer cuticle which protects from outside invaders
3 things, good browsing habits, Malwarebytes and Windows Defender. Job done.
IPC(Instructions Per Clock) as fast as possible
IuStrenght - Photoshop Tutorials instructions per clock
Inches per centimeter.
Idiots per comment
The difference is that only one of those happend in 2020
So and now what is the difference?
Both replicates by themselve but needing an input to get started
Also, keep ALL your software and firmware up to date too, a lot of attacks happen due to use of exploits that were patched out sometimes months before they are used maliciously.
2:01 albanian virus 😂😂😂
I'm laughing and I'm from Serbia 😂 🇷🇸
Is Serbia a cold place?
@@giromasa1149 Idk,but in croatia it is like,normal
Ey cmon man, we have good technology lmfao
It's actually not the same idea for Flu and "cold viruses" (mostly Rhinoviridae), because Flu (Influenza) has a segmented genome, which allows for recombinant forms containing fragments of two or more strains which evade existing immune response much more efficiently than simple mutant forms like the case for non-segmented genome viruses.
Hey, that's a good idea for an episode. Anti-virus comparison.
bioquickie, nice channel to come across!
We could use an objective video on the best antivirus software from you guys
Malware stands for Malicious Software. Viruses ARE malware, but only one portion under a large umbrella. So if you got infected with a virus, your computer has a malware infection.
So there is nothing wrong with people using the terms interchangeably, as viruses are programs…
You know, I was thinking the same thing.. And this is technically correct not just he say she says lol. Viruses, Trojan horses, and worms are all malicious software.. And malware is a contraction for malicious software right?
Definition of Malware: Norton
Definition for Virus : Windows 10
Also an antivirus won't really do shit if the person trying to infect you uses strings/encryption that aren't detectable and eventually when they are it'd take atleast 2 weeks for antivirus companies to put those in their list.
MrPaxio There are other ways to not allow malicious code to run with an actual AV that does not rely on knowing wether the application is malicious or not beforehand.
Just saw a comment about how "Macs can't get viruses" but they totally can, having worked at a store called Experimac for half a year, we've done virus removals for plenty of Mac computers, but the 2 main differences we saw were these:
1. Mac malware is generally installed BY the user, and without being tricked into typing in their password, they would not have a virus in the first place, technically making this a "User Error." Also, it should go without saying that any virus that affects windows can't affect a Mac, since they're completely different.
2. By using a technology Apple calls System Integrity Protection (SIP) or "Rootless," the actual OS (based on UNIX, which is already a huge plus for security) is untouched by (almost) ANYTHING the user does, leaving it virtually impossible to get a permanent virus, which can easily be cleaned up by MalwareBytes, (the only malware remover we use on macOS, which is also free) so the security is very much a benefit. Also, you can reinstall macOS without affecting any user files, so that also helps if something WERE to get past SIP.
That said, there ARE EXCEPTIONS TO THIS RULE. MACS CAN AND WILL BE EXPLOITED AND ARE NOT INVINCIBLE BY ANY MEANS. I'm just wanting to inform, and hopefully create a discussion. Have a great day, everyone!
Edit: I should probably state for the record that I use a gaming PC with Windows for most uses, but also own a MacBook. I don't have a "side" in this, each computer type has its own pros and cons
Would you guys please make a video explaining the differences between: Rootkit, virus, worm, and trojan :-D
I am surprised there was no recommendation for Virus / Malware protection
Your explaination is just awesome bro.
just watched an pulseway ad with linus in it
Huh. I thought for sure the ad spot for this one was going to be antivirus. A recommendation/ topAV countdown would be appreciated
2017:
Human: I feel really sick,
Other Human: Oh, it's just a common cold.
2500:
AI: I feel really sick,
Other AI: Oh, it's just a common malware, delete it.
"I've had enough of Starbucks charging me 5$ for a latte" LMAO
lol
Watched Techquickie
Expected tech-related stuff
Got biology
good video/information. straight to the point.
It would have been better if you had the two guys from Cinefix in to cover this.
I actually had a copy of Jill Of The Jungle on 5 /14 floppy that corrupted my dos installation any time I would try to install the game. It was very annoying as I was young enough that I didn't understand what the problem was; re-installing my system and the game a few times before I figured out it was the game causing the problem... I don't know if it was the game's software causing conflict in my system or if it had been corrupted with some kind of virus, but it drove me nuts for days.
next week
Whats the difference betweem malware and bacteria?
It's easy, malware is Luke laughing into a microphone on WAN show. Virus is Linus's opinion about unreleased AMD hardware.
Can you make a video titled "What is an Essential Phone?"?
Yes that would be great! Essential phone AFAP
DodoGTA GT Just a phone, there. There's nothing else to say about it because it's just another smartphone, made by the creator of Android. It's not like there's new tech in it to explain on Techquickie.
You guys would do an episode on what Anit-Virus actually work and that is good.
what anti virus software would you recommend
I like that voice sound, looks better than before
Next video: "Sponsored by Mcafee"
But on a serious note, i would glad to see some suggestion about strong "protection"
McAfee had been good at stopping the tens of viruses I have nearly installed but it slows your pc a ton
@@joshbob1235 I wrote that 2 years ago....
@@fatherdoctor oh, didn't look at when the video came out and when you posted the comment
Maybe do some video about top free antiviruses or sth?
Majber
Bitdefender, Avira(Annoying Popups), Sophos
Comodo Firewall proactive mode (Highly recommended)
Hitman pro(trial), Malwarebytes
MBAM MY DUDE
Very good and informative video
I don't know how many people will agree with me on this, but I am *strongly* against "always on", as I call it, anti-malware software. Personally, I just use Malwarebyte's free anti-malware and just occasionally do a scan because I've used Norton, Kaspersky, and AVG and not one of them have done any good when I actually got malware on my computer, or the computer of anyone I know, so they were just sitting in the background being resource hogs for nothing.
Also, being careful about what you download in the first place is the best form of anti-malware there is. I honestly can't remember the last time I got some malware without knowing exactly what I got it from, because it is pretty obvious when a website is sketchy or if you breezed through one of those installation wizards for free software without completely reading each page. If you're doing something where you need to download from a sketchy website, be sure to scan it (my suggestion is with Malwarebyte's anti-malware) before you run it, since the file won't do anything until you run or open it which is the nature of malware. Oh, and sometimes these sketchy things will give you false positives (like when cracking the DRM on games you legally bought), so if you want to be thorough you can use VirusTotal which uses a bunch of different programs so you can decide from that whether you want to trust the file or not.
Can you guys please put the video you reference in the description? I don't click on on it when it pops up. I instead like to finish the video then go back if i need
Why are you showing a screencap of a Perl script when talking about corrupted data?
I had a ddos attack my phone. i never knew it could attach your phone.
A Big Question, is a 3rd Party Antivirus Software necessary or if Windows Defender itself is Enough for a Home PC...???
Can you please answer why UEFI doesn't offer OTA updates? I was just thinking about it while watching a video of someone who needed to use another processor he had just to update the UEFI so he could use the new processor
no protection with you, luke KappaPride
Do a video on what's the best antivirus software 2017
why don't you make a top 5 antivirus for windows video to follow this up on LTT
Keep in mind that antivirus and antimalware programs aren't bulletproof and can only do so much to protect against negligent behavior.
From the perspective of certain ideologically radical FOSS advocates, there is no discrepancy between the set of all tools that fall under the "virus" designation and that whose members fall under both the "virus" and the "malware" designations. "Malware" implies a loss of functionality, and from the FOSS perspective all nonfree software and tools are stripping the functionality of the computer away from the user by failing to allow the user complete control of the machine. Exploits in existing software are likewise malware when taken advantage of because the intended functionality of the machine is castrated from the user. As no "viruses" can be truthfully said to exist which do not take advantage of exploits and/or nonfree software, no computer virus exists which, from such a perspective, cannot be said to be "malware" as well.
Is there any malware for Linux distros?
So which malware/spyware software do you recommend we use?
any "expert" claiming antivirus as the solution is not really an expert.
The original computer virus was done because of a saving error. It created the first destructive virus without internet nor a person with a floppy disc.
what is the top most anti-virus software that can be used ?
I've been raw dogging the internet for 5 years now and haven't had an issue yet.
watching this while coronavirus
My younger cousin has 462 viruses on her HP
Wow
Arewand463 Bust him for watching porn
Deif Lopez
HER
Deif Lopez
Jackwad
jimbob HP is a brand of computers lol
dragozal lmfao
Where did you get those icons at 1:20 ? Which stock images site? Is there an icon pack to it? Anyone?
Hey Linus I want to make a desktop pc With watercooling for a semi truck To take off the Stress of being away from home But the truck vibrates while driving You have any idea on how to reinforce water cooling So the vibration won't cause a leak
An umbrella term used to describe adware, spyware and all malicious software is needed. Would "Crapware" suffice?
Should we put the condo.. ahem 'Protection' in USB sticks before plugging in?
After the Love Bug came the Anna Kournikova worm.
Simpler times indeed.
I bought a new laptop and got attacked by Occamy.c already.
My CPU usage constantly shuffles from 45 to 0% (not in safe mode tho)
And everything is quite unresponsive sometimes.
Help me out guys.
Techquickie, can please say,
How to create virus/malware? As fast as possible.
3:54 that sound effect sounds familiar. Where is it from? Reminds me of Duck Hunt.
What's the difference from being outside to editing videos? (Mac version of titles question)
could you do a video about good antivirus software, nowadays some antivirus old are like a virus itself.
I have 2 malware and an unknown virus on my computer impatiently but I used to have 6 viruses sooooo how do I remove them I resets my pc but it’s too old for that
Malicious message:
Telling someone to make a debug world in minecraft and step on a power 0 pressure plate to break a computer
I'm always used to tell people that virus is a type of malware. Am I right or not?
"Just the tip of the iceberg"
got me there
well can you review windows defender because i want to see how effective it is
Imagine uploading this during COVID 😂
than, what program do you recomend
What antivirus is the best ?
what security software do yall suggest?
So what's the best Anti virus for Windows 10?
Nice emphasis on "Just the tip". 3:25
What dose it mean when Adblock says it blocked malware???