not a virus then what?

Recent couple of days I have come cross this not-a-virus: Malware. Most of the anti virus programs dose not block, clean or detect this Malware. Kaspersky able to detect and remove not a virus malware. If it is not a virus then what it is? How can it be harmful to you?


According to the definition of this Malware it is not a virus but there are so many types of it. Amazingly these type of malware can be find in many small softwares that can be download for free.

What is not-a-virus?

That can be anything but not a virus. That can be backdoor programs, RemoteAdmin programs, Fraud Tools and etc. These are not harmful like normal viruses. But these can cause many security vulnerabilities. Opening your computer for attackers. Therefore even if you download any of these programs you will not notice any symptoms immediately.

On the other hand these can be something that software are used for its functions. For example not-a-virus:Client-IRC.Win32.mIRC.603 is an IRC chat client nternet Relay Chat is a dedicated network used for real-time communication. However, Kaspersky included this in their extended database because its functionality may be used maliciously. mIRC functionality is often used by virus writers to create backdoors. Users should therefore exercise caution when using this program.

By it self these programs are not a threat but can be used for a attack later. So it is all up to you to download the softwares that are infected with not-a-virus. If you are downloading it from a trusted software company it might be safe otherwise it is pretty hard say what that can be used for.

Most of the Anti virus softwares dose not detect these programs. Kaspersky is one of the programs that detects these and block them and clean the files that are infected with not-a-virus. If you want to check your machine you can always download the Kaspersky trial version and check your machine and clean if there is any not-a-virus infections.

Personally I will not download such programs in to my main computer. But I do not mind in my test machines. But always better to be in safe side.

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