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Old 02-12-2003, 12:20 AM
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Originally posted by Kaimetsu


Dude. What?

1) Putting a trojan in a zip file just means that the person has to decompress it before they can run it. It doesn't bypass any kind of security, and arguably makes it even less likely that the victim will infect themselves.
2) Firewalls don't prevent the installation of trojans anyway; they merely block their incoming/outgoing messages.
1) Putting it in a Zip means that the Firewall only detects the overlayer (The zip) and not the inside. So therefore when unzipped, the firewall doesn't check it untill ran.

2) The Firewalls I used to have would block anything illigal trying to run on the computer.

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Originally posted by Kaimetsu

Wha? Files with a .mp3 extension are interpreted by media players, they are never executed as machine code.
It was an example, Like Trojans can be .exe .com anything.


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No it doesn't. It provides a server that recieves and interprets incoming signals and follows the commands therein. It doesn't make your computer believe anything. I don't think you're clear on what a port actually is. It's not a hole through which people tell your OS to do stuff.
Yet again, I was making it more understandable for people who dont read Computer Manuals.

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Yet they can.
Typo =x... It's supposed to be can

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Yes it is, if you delete all instances of it.
Sometimes, The Trojan can infect other files and/or create a clone of itself in another directory.
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