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Why can I get a virus or trojan from visiting a website?
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Mar 15, 202618790 viewsConfidence Score0%
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I have seen these a lot lately. You click the link, and instant trojan. No need to download or anything. How is this possible? Is there a way I can scan the links before visiting to make sure I won't be infected?
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To answer how it's possible: The site has some script that gets executed as you load the page. This is what infects your Windows PC - I'm not 100% sure of the details though, whether it downloads the code or just runs it. This page has an example of…
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