ixfd64 Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 Is it theoretically possible for a trojan to remove itself from a computer? Because many people being "hacked" report using different scanners and not finding anything. Also, some advanced trojans seem to be able to record bank pins, so they have to be very advanced. ARENAscape: Baratus [AS] max hit: 166 with Moon Battle Hammer ixfd64 [AS] max hit: 116 with (untitled spell #2) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabricant Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 i think this goes in off topic....sorry, try again correct me if im wrong, but i really dont think they can remove themselves automaticly....they have to be killed off..... Dai jou bui! The full stop and comma are your friend....http://www.blogger.com/profile/31134299 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow93 Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 it's possible i'm assuming, but most don't and you can usually find em with virus scanners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexek Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 Most people who say they were hacked are the same as those who "have a main acc." liars. It could be possible in this day and age though. PoetryIndexed Picture 1Indexed Picture 2 Killed my maxed Zerker pure April 2010 Rebooting Runescape Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaimodz Posted April 14, 2006 Share Posted April 14, 2006 If the trojan is very good then it can do ANYTHING to your computer. It's not easy to code something like that up though. The best defense is to protect your computer before it gets infected. Don't download anything that give you 'advantage' over other players. [Admin Edit: Innapropriate Text in sig removed] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agresivul Posted April 14, 2006 Share Posted April 14, 2006 Some trojans have inbuilt programming that makes them uninstall themselves at a certain date. I'm not going to give any examples since this forum disallows me. Oh I've also heard/seen of mouse key stroke recording trojans, so that answers the "How did they get my bank pin?" question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albosky Posted April 14, 2006 Share Posted April 14, 2006 Almost every "Backdoor" trojan that runs as a server and allows a client to gain control of your PC , does indeed have an "uninstall server" function , its actually what makes them "legal" I like to fart silently but deadly in movie theatersArd Choille says (11:41 PM):I wouldn't dare tell you what to do m'dear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vape Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 Yeah sure, that's possible, but most people who have their RS account details "hacked" it's just because they've used insecure passwords, or used them on another site, or downloaded cheat programs or fallen for scam emails or whatever. Where the bloody hell are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcr_films Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 Some trojans have inbuilt programming that makes them uninstall themselves at a certain date. I'm not going to give any examples since this forum disallows me. Oh I've also heard/seen of mouse key stroke recording trojans, so that answers the "How did they get my bank pin?" question. Virus' that record keystrokeds are keyloggers and trojans are small programs that can run without alerting the user and allow the person who sent the virus to acsess the victim's computer without them knowing. One way to beat a keylogger is to use the on screen keyboard but that's a different matter... for a trojan to uninstall it self is possible and would be a good idea as you can remove it before anyone finds it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mementh Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 i think a self destruct is built into most keyloggers.. it keeps people from figureing out WHERE the data was sent ( i think i got hit by one in the past) The following statement is true. The previous statement is false. 60% of all statistics are made up 90% of the time andrew i love you & want you to have my babys!!! Finally, I get to save the Earth with deadly lasers instead of deadly slide shows! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurl Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 Some trojans have inbuilt programming that makes them uninstall themselves at a certain date. I'm not going to give any examples since this forum disallows me. Oh I've also heard/seen of mouse key stroke recording trojans, so that answers the "How did they get my bank pin?" question. Virus' that record keystrokeds are keyloggers and trojans are small programs that can run without alerting the user and allow the person who sent the virus to acsess the victim's computer without them knowing. One way to beat a keylogger is to use the on screen keyboard but that's a different matter... for a trojan to uninstall it self is possible and would be a good idea as you can remove it before anyone finds it. I'm pretty sure that keyloggers can pick up the same key strokes as the on screen keyboard. 123 Combat / 1900 Skill Total / 99 HP / 7x 99 Stats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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