I keep getting notifications from my anti-virus software that ransomware behavior originating from a BOINC process was blocked and that my files are safe. Is this normal? Any insight would be appreciated. My anti-virus is Bitdefender Total Security.
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BOINC Ransomware Behavior
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Is it the BOINC client specifically or the many WCG threads that triggered BitDefender ?
My own boinc.exe process sit idle most of the time with 0% CPU usage.
I have Trendmicro Internet Security running on this machine and so far i received no ransomware alerts coming from any boinc processes.
My own boinc.exe process sit idle most of the time with 0% CPU usage.
I have Trendmicro Internet Security running on this machine and so far i received no ransomware alerts coming from any boinc processes.
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Mine has been ok.
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It has some malware-like behavior that could make some anti-virus programs nervous. By design, the projects it downloads workloads from a remote source and executes them (which is very virus-like behavior). Those workunits then load up your CPU which is, again, very virus-like. It would act very similar to a virus that is trying to use your PC to mine bitcoin/altcoins.
I would chalk it up to the anti-virus program you have being overly paranoid, but the final call is up to you.
I would chalk it up to the anti-virus program you have being overly paranoid, but the final call is up to you.
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I've not had any issues and used to run this at work with Trend and at home it's just the usual MS's own antivirus...