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bgblake

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Text File Sent - How to determine if it is hacker
« on: May 12, 2012, 01:36:33 PM »
I received a SMS text message from a number I don't recognize. It had a file with it, but when I opened it there was nothing there all it said was "B". I get files all the time because of work. But I want to find out if this file has something hidden in it, like hacker or tracer stuff, etc. Because B is my first initial. How can I determine that? Can I send the file to avast to have them check it, if so how do I do that? Thanks
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Re: Text File Sent - How to determine if it is hacker
« Reply #1 on: May 12, 2012, 05:29:34 PM »
Well, generally, files to be analyzed should be sent to
But, you know, they receive a lot of files there each day.
Please, write down in the email body what is happening and a link to this forum thread.
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Re: Text File Sent - How to determine if it is hacker
« Reply #2 on: May 12, 2012, 06:25:04 PM »
It is not doing anything, my concern is it a tracking file or something worse, a hacker file to get my info?
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Offline Filip Havlicek

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Re: Text File Sent - How to determine if it is hacker
« Reply #3 on: May 12, 2012, 07:26:22 PM »
Hi,

how did the message look like? It was a SMS with a hyperlink?

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Re: Text File Sent - How to determine if it is hacker
« Reply #4 on: May 12, 2012, 08:07:05 PM »
No it came in as a text, with multimedia slideshow attached. when I opened, all it had was a black screen and my initial "B" in the middle? I am forwarding it to a bogus email address I have set up so I can attach it here. Give me a few minutes.
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Re: Text File Sent - How to determine if it is hacker
« Reply #5 on: May 12, 2012, 08:22:21 PM »
It will not forward for some reason? Even though ALL my other texts can be forwarded to an email address? Now that to me is just weird!
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Offline Filip Havlicek

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Re: Text File Sent - How to determine if it is hacker
« Reply #6 on: May 12, 2012, 09:23:25 PM »
I actually didn't know you can attach a file to a SMS. You sure it wasn't a MMS?

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Re: Text File Sent - How to determine if it is hacker
« Reply #7 on: May 12, 2012, 09:48:39 PM »
It may be MMS Filip, I used to be able to get "Message Details" to tel me if it was MMS or SMS, but it appears I can no longer view that info? I have Verizon Android...older version.
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Offline Filip Havlicek

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Re: Text File Sent - How to determine if it is hacker
« Reply #8 on: May 13, 2012, 11:43:25 AM »
If you have the file stored on SD card, you can scan the card using avast! Mobile Security. If it's clean, you can connect your SD card to your PC via USB and do a manual scan using avast! 7 and see if it is infected or not.

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bgblake

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Re: Text File Sent - How to determine if it is hacker
« Reply #9 on: May 13, 2012, 12:27:50 PM »
Great, can you tell me how to scan it while it is in my phone? That would be wonderful. Thanks Filip
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Offline Filip Havlicek

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Re: Text File Sent - How to determine if it is hacker
« Reply #10 on: May 13, 2012, 12:34:26 PM »
Just run avast! Mobile Security, go to Virus Scanner, check "Scan SD card" and perform the scan.

You can also try to upload it to https://www.virustotal.com/ from your phone and let it be scanned there.

Filip
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