How do I properly check if a program is a virus/trojan in VMware?
- by acidzombie24
How I should check if a program is a virus in VMware? Some programs I do need admin ability to install and it makes sense. But how do I know if it's doing more than I want? Some thoughts are:
How many processes open when I launch the application
What is added to the startup tab in msconfig
If any services are added.
That's pretty much all my ideas. Even if it does something I recognize I wouldn't know if it's necessary or not. What are some rule of thumb?
-Edit- What about registries, can I use that information to help? Maybe have a scanner tell me if the application I just used has messed with sections (like bootup) it shouldn't have?