A regular expression specifies a set of strings that matches it; The re module in Python provides methods to check if a string matches with a regular expression or not and is used to perform different operations based on this. For example sub() and subn() methods are used to find and replace a string in … Read more
Today in this article, we are going to discuss what is malware, its different types, the symptoms that a system is infected with malware, and how to prevent a system from malware infection. Introduction Malware (OR malicious software) is a computer program that is intentionally designed to disrupt a computer system or network. It can … Read more
Today in this article we are going to discuss what is a rootkit, its types, and the different tools used to remove rootkits from a system. Introduction A rootkit is a set of malicious computer programs that are designed to enable access to a remote computer system while hiding its presence. Having rootkits on a … Read more
Chkrootkit (or check rootkit) is a free and open-source tool lightweight antivirus program that is used especially to detect and remove rootkits from a Linux system. You can use chkrootkit in the command line or GUI. It is similar to rkhunter which is another rootkit detection and removal tool. In this article, I will discuss … Read more
Firetools is a Qt frontend for firejail which is a SUID security sandbox program that reduces the risk of security breaches by restricting the running environment of the untrusted applications using Linux namespace and seccomp-bpf. Firetools prevent malicious scripts from harming the system. It allows users to run scripts and software in an isolated environment which verifies … Read more
Java and Python are among the most popular programming languages of today that are used for developing different system applications, web apps, games, etc. In this article, I will discuss the differences between Java and Python programming languages. What is Java programming? Java is a general-purpose, object-oriented, class-based programming language that was first released in … Read more
Rootkit is a set of malicious computer programs that are designed to enable access to a computer system while hiding its presence. Having rootkits on a system mean someone have unauthorized access to it and most probably they are accessing data and sensitive information of your system. There are software using which you can detect … Read more
Comodo is a free and powerful antivirus program that is part of Comodo Internet Security(CIS). It offers real-time protection with on-demand scanning and anti-spam support. You can also configure it to provide server-side protection. Today in this article I will discuss how to install Comodo Antivirus on Ubuntu. Features of Comodo Antivirus The key features … Read more
ClamAV is a free and open-source antivirus program that can detect and remove viruses and malware. It is mainly used on mail servers for scanning email viruses. Originally it was developed for Unix but is now available for installation on different platforms including Linux, Windows, macOS, etc. In this article, I will discuss how to … Read more
Antivirus software is a computer program that detects and removes a computer virus, malware, or anything malicious which is harmful to your system. You probably have heard of or used various antivirus programs for Windows operating system. Linux is used mostly on servers, IoTs, or desktops so preventing it from viruses and malware is very … Read more
