How do I get a virus?

[JolyV]

Originally Posted by Brianf1971

If your looking to demonstrate something in a safe non-distructive way download the EICAR file (used by all AV Vendors to test AV function) and email it to yourself. More info at http://eicar.org/86-0-Intended-use.html

is the fastest way

[puddjles]

Originally Posted by Brianf1971

If your looking to demonstrate something in a safe non-distructive way download the EICAR file (used by all AV Vendors to test AV function) and email it to yourself. More info at http://eicar.org/86-0-Intended-use.html

It should be noted that the EICAR virus doesn't do anything.. it just becomes detected

so for it's use it really depends if you want to show them what malicious software does or how you can scan for some

[Sico Music]

Just tell them the main ways to get a virus.

- Java driveby
- Running dodgy exe's
- USB's (Worm viruses which spread via USB's, usually really easy to detect on a USB though if you have hidden files on)
- Also running .com files, which essentially are .exe files
- You could also go into RATS, keyloggers, bots, worms, zombies, and good ol' SE.

Also tell them, you can still get a virus from an exe even if your AV shows its not a virus, it can easily just mean its FUD.

[qwertylesh]

I agree with sico, + ransomware

also, so they have a better understanding I believe you should cover the why questions, why viruses are written, why they exist, why malware authors exist, purposes of scams, phishing, why botnets exist, how magnets work, so on and so forth.

A simple howto be more cautious/security conscious is one thing, but on its own doesn't give them a good understanding of why they need to practice it.

[Carcin0Genic]

Originally Posted by qwertylesh

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also, so they have a better understanding I believe you should cover the why questions, why viruses are written, why they exist, why malware authors exist, purposes of scams, phishing, why botnets exist, how magnets work, so on and so forth.

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Could someone teach me this? Except for the purposes of scams, i know that bit

[Shepete]

I know this girl.

[f3n1x]

Im pretty sure you can fake a virus without actually needing to get a virus.

Use eicar, so simulate virus detection.

Then to stimulate windows to BSOD (this works for Win7 not sure about the others) kill the process named csrss.exe.

Best to do that programatically so it looks like your running a virused executable. If you try killing csrss in task manager it just shuts the pc down.

It's pretty easy in C# look at system.diagnostic.process.

So i'd say have it fake virus looking ui doing nasty stuff (pretend to erase files etc, and to stop the computer just rebooting and being fine have it add itself to the startup registry.

This is then easy to clean up and reset.

[rainwulf]

run a batch file that recursively does attrib +h on every file in the machine.

watch how everything is GONE.

This is how half the scamware out there actually works anyway.

[m3k]

man they're 5-6 u could just run a fullscreen flash movie of a virus/bsod

The best thing you can do to educate them after the flash movie tell them

there are naughty people out there creating viruses on computer to get money and information from you-

information that gives them power and control they don't deserve. You can stop them by being safe

follow x___ steps to stay safe on the computer and not break it.

i actually really admire that there are people teaching the new generation this- its important now that the world is very much dominated by computers lol

[roamin]

Originally Posted by Creekin

your doing it wrong!
just give the pc to them and it will be infected in seconds!
guaranteed!
i dont know how they do it but they get them faster than i can remove them
thankfully $$$

odd really isnt it, i know piracy sites, keygen sites, porn sites, torrent sites and heaps of other VIRUS infected sites, yet i cant get one.

give my nephew a laptop for 3.2 minutes and BAM its infected. wtf is with that shit

[Creekin]

Originally Posted by roamin

odd really isnt it, i know piracy sites, keygen sites, porn sites, torrent sites and heaps of other VIRUS infected sites, yet i cant get one.

give my nephew a laptop for 3.2 minutes and BAM its infected. wtf is with that shit

bloody kids getoffmydamnlaptop.rage