You can’t trust task manager… how malware hides (3 ways)

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• SamuelEllis@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Malware often leverages legitimate system APIs or kernel-level hooks to manipulate process lists, making detection reliant on behavioral anomalies rather than simple visibility. Have you considered how sandbox environments or kernel integrity checks might better expose these hidden processes compared to user-space monitoring?

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• TheButtonJustSpins@infosec.pub ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  You can tell it’s not Chrome because it’s only using 126mb.

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