Hi Everyone
About an hour ago my computer has been infected by a virus. The virus installed itself in the background while I was browsing the web with Avant Browser. I store my autofills locally.
Is it possible that my autofills have been stolen?
Can a virus steal your passwords?
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Re: Can a virus steal your passwords?
what was the virus called it can corrupt things like that if u think the virus took or coppied the best thing to do is change all your passwords.myself as i put the new password on a sheet of papper write the site and password then you will always have them. every virus does it's thing so i would say it sure can steall them.hope this helps you.March-Hare wrote:Hi Everyone
About an hour ago my computer has been infected by a virus. The virus installed itself in the background while I was browsing the web with Avant Browser. I store my autofills locally.
Is it possible that my autofills have been stolen?

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Re: Can a virus steal your passwords?
It was one of these scareware things, that keep telling you that you have a virus.
I have already called my bank and blocked my card.
I keep my passwords encrypted in onenote, just recently decided that I am too lazy to copy-paste every time I want to use one, so I put them in AvanB.
I am in the middle of decrypting my hard drive (true crypt), then I’ll copy my data using ubuntu and restore my windows.
I have already called my bank and blocked my card.
I keep my passwords encrypted in onenote, just recently decided that I am too lazy to copy-paste every time I want to use one, so I put them in AvanB.
I am in the middle of decrypting my hard drive (true crypt), then I’ll copy my data using ubuntu and restore my windows.
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Re: Can a virus steal your passwords?
I'm sure you will do a antimalware scan.
If I may, do a rootkit scan also.
I recomend the free utility Avenger. It has removed a rootkit from my machine sometime ago.
It was a scareware notice telling me I had malware on my machine, the only malware on my machine. was it.
If I may, do a rootkit scan also.
I recomend the free utility Avenger. It has removed a rootkit from my machine sometime ago.
It was a scareware notice telling me I had malware on my machine, the only malware on my machine. was it.
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Re: Can a virus steal your passwords?
The passwords that Avant stores are encrypted. In theory, they could have been stolen but they would be useless.
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