| Windows 7: Is there a way to find the website a virus was downloaded from? |
15 May 2012
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#1 | | Windows 8 Pro with Media Center x64 Southern California, USA |
Is there a way to find the website a virus was downloaded from? For any malware, spyware, virus, trojan, etc, is it possible to find the website is was downloaded from? I know you can find the location it was downloaded to on your computer using most ecurity software, but I would like to know a website's name so I could potentially block it or take precautions to avoid it.
Would this be possible, and if so, what would be required?
Thank you anyone for your help. | My System Specs |
| Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell Inspiron M5040 OS Windows 8 Pro with Media Center x64 CPU AMD E-450 APU 1.65 GHz Memory 4GB Graphics Card Built-in Radeon HD 6320 Graphics Screen Resolution 1366 x 768 Mouse Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 3500 Cooling fan Hard Drives 500GB Internet Speed 2.86Mbps Download Speed, 2.85Mbps Upload Speed & 26ms Ping Antivirus Defender Browser IE10 |
15 May 2012
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#2 | | Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, clean install, upgrade disc CT |
It may be difficult to find out where a past virus is from, but you can test websites and individual folders, for future use, to test if there are potential problems.
If you have a list of recent site visits, which may have given you a virus, you can test each https://www.virustotal.com/ | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell XPS 420 OS Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, clean install, upgrade disc CPU Intel Core2 processsor Q8200(2.33Ghz 1333FSB) Quad Core Tech Motherboard Dell Memory 6 gb Graphics Card ATI Radeon 256MB HD3650 Sound Card Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio Monitor(s) Displays Dell SP2009W 20" Keyboard Dell USB Keyboard Mouse Dell Premium Optical USB Cooling Fan Hard Drives 640 GB Serial ATA Hard drive Internet Speed DSL 2.85 |
16 May 2012
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#3 | | Windows 7 Pro with SP1 32bit Gurgaon, India |
I think that between Avast! Free A-V and Comodo Free Firewall, potentially infected sites are blocked on my computer. In fact it sometimes becomes annoying.
I wonder what A-V and Firewall you use and are they unable to block potentially infected web-sites? | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Built OS Windows 7 Pro with SP1 32bit Motherboard Intel D845GVS1 X86-based PC Memory 2 gigs of RAM Graphics Card Intel(R) 82845G/GL/GE/PE/GV Graphics Controller Sound Card Realtek AC'97 Audio Monitor(s) Displays Samsung SyncMaster 931BF Black 19" LCD Monitor Screen Resolution 1280X960 Keyboard COMPAQ Standard PS/2 Keyboard Mouse iBall Laser Precise Speedster Hard Drives 1. SAMSUNG SP0822N ATA Device ~ 80 GigaBytes
2. Seagate FreeAgent Go USB Device ~ 500 GigaBytes Internet Speed 4 mb/sec |
16 May 2012
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#4 | | Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, clean install, upgrade disc CT |
I have been using Security Essentials and the Windows Firewall. For about a week I have been experimenting with the free Avast. I think it has the best protection from infected websites.
A little bit more than half the reviews favor Avast over Security Essentials, but its basically even. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell XPS 420 OS Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, clean install, upgrade disc CPU Intel Core2 processsor Q8200(2.33Ghz 1333FSB) Quad Core Tech Motherboard Dell Memory 6 gb Graphics Card ATI Radeon 256MB HD3650 Sound Card Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio Monitor(s) Displays Dell SP2009W 20" Keyboard Dell USB Keyboard Mouse Dell Premium Optical USB Cooling Fan Hard Drives 640 GB Serial ATA Hard drive Internet Speed DSL 2.85 |
16 May 2012
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#5 | | Windows 8 Pro with Media Center x64 Southern California, USA |
Avast is supposed to be better, but I do have MSE installed and Windows firewall w/ router. This particular computer is supposed to be lightweight so I don't install too much security features on it. My other computer I use for banking, work, etc. so I've added Malwarebytes to the mix along with sandboxie.
Anyway, I do have a list of recent website visits, but I didn't think they were any bad. The malware may have been downloaded a little bit ago, so I may have to go through more websites. I'll get back to you to let you all know how the virustool scan goes (nice find btw) | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell Inspiron M5040 OS Windows 8 Pro with Media Center x64 CPU AMD E-450 APU 1.65 GHz Memory 4GB Graphics Card Built-in Radeon HD 6320 Graphics Screen Resolution 1366 x 768 Mouse Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 3500 Cooling fan Hard Drives 500GB Internet Speed 2.86Mbps Download Speed, 2.85Mbps Upload Speed & 26ms Ping Antivirus Defender Browser IE10 |
16 May 2012
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#6 | | |
You could add OpenDNS into the mix, but I've had to clean up more than one Fake AV infection where MSE, Malwarebyes and OpenDNS were all involved... mostly from people attempting to find clip art to add to some presentation.
Given the amount and type of crap that these Fake AV infections change in the registry, I have to say that MSE's heuristic scanning is lacking. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Employer provided Dell E6430 OS W7 Pro SP1 64bit CPU i5 3320M @ 2.6GHz Motherboard 0CPWYR Memory 4GB Graphics Card Intel HD Graphics 4000 Screen Resolution 1600 x 900 Hard Drives 119GB LITEONIT SSD Antivirus Employer mandated Symantec Endpoint Protection Browser Firefox, IE9 & IE8 via VM |
16 May 2012
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#7 | | Windows 8 Pro with Media Center x64 Southern California, USA |
Yea, I didn't find anything with virusscan. hmm. How well does open-dns perform? The fact it asks for personal info makes me uncomfortable. | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell Inspiron M5040 OS Windows 8 Pro with Media Center x64 CPU AMD E-450 APU 1.65 GHz Memory 4GB Graphics Card Built-in Radeon HD 6320 Graphics Screen Resolution 1366 x 768 Mouse Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 3500 Cooling fan Hard Drives 500GB Internet Speed 2.86Mbps Download Speed, 2.85Mbps Upload Speed & 26ms Ping Antivirus Defender Browser IE10 |
17 May 2012
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#8 | | |
You can use OpenDNS on two levels:
1) just use their DNS servers (have your router pass their DNS IPs out)
2) add a free account to that so that you can list any additional sites that you don't want people to visit.
Are they asking for (or gathering?) personal info if you just do the first level? | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Employer provided Dell E6430 OS W7 Pro SP1 64bit CPU i5 3320M @ 2.6GHz Motherboard 0CPWYR Memory 4GB Graphics Card Intel HD Graphics 4000 Screen Resolution 1600 x 900 Hard Drives 119GB LITEONIT SSD Antivirus Employer mandated Symantec Endpoint Protection Browser Firefox, IE9 & IE8 via VM |
17 May 2012
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#9 | | Windows 8 Pro with Media Center x64 Southern California, USA |
I think so. Tried it out and it seemed to request home address, name, etc. but the idea is good. Maybe I can figure it out later (I'm on a different computer right now, away from home). I do not care much for the second level, as I can just program my router to block sites if I need to. I'll give it a try when I get home. | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell Inspiron M5040 OS Windows 8 Pro with Media Center x64 CPU AMD E-450 APU 1.65 GHz Memory 4GB Graphics Card Built-in Radeon HD 6320 Graphics Screen Resolution 1366 x 768 Mouse Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 3500 Cooling fan Hard Drives 500GB Internet Speed 2.86Mbps Download Speed, 2.85Mbps Upload Speed & 26ms Ping Antivirus Defender Browser IE10 |
17 May 2012
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#10 | | |
To use OpenDNS at the first level - all you need to know is that the OpenDNS nameservers are 208.67.222.222 and 208.67.220.220. Either feed those to your router and let the router feed them to each computer - or put them into one computer as a test. :-) | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Employer provided Dell E6430 OS W7 Pro SP1 64bit CPU i5 3320M @ 2.6GHz Motherboard 0CPWYR Memory 4GB Graphics Card Intel HD Graphics 4000 Screen Resolution 1600 x 900 Hard Drives 119GB LITEONIT SSD Antivirus Employer mandated Symantec Endpoint Protection Browser Firefox, IE9 & IE8 via VM Is there a way to find the website a virus was downloaded from? problems? All times are GMT -5. The time now is 08:33 PM. | |