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Does a Virus lay dormant if you don't open its program?

Redt5
By Redt5
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Say I downloaded a program that I know has a virus in it, as long as I don't open/activate the program it won't do anything right? Is that correct? Otherwise I may have to clear my SSD.

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Depends on how malicious the program is. WHat virus did you download? Just curious

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Depends what kind of virus it is. Some will only run on the back of another application, while others will run themselves without you doing anything.

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3 minutes ago, SignatureSigner said:

Depends on how malicious the program is. WHat virus did you download? Just curious

Nothing to serious, ultrasurf and a autoclicker from here: https://sourceforge.net/projects/orphamielautoclicker/

I just downloaded it never opened it and scanned it through virustotal to show my friends that they should delete these programs immediately.

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If the program was published after 2015 you don't have to worry.

All programs submitted to sourceforge are scanned for viruses.

If you have a virus in your system from any programs, Windows defender will automatically quarantine the infected files.

Make sure you update the virus definition.

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29 minutes ago, Redt5 said:

Nothing to serious, ultrasurf and a autoclicker from here: https://sourceforge.net/projects/orphamielautoclicker/

I just downloaded it never opened it and scanned it through virustotal to show my friends that they should delete these programs immediately.

the suto clicker i dont think is a virus ive used that and its fine the others im not sure

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Yeah, funny that now it's more often the case of real, rather than virtual pandemic.

I mean easier to catch a real infection than a virtual.

I edit my posts more often than not

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