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Discussions tagged with malicious actions on WindowsForum.com focus on how threats like viruses and malware can compromise Windows systems. A recurring theme is the ability of malicious code to inject into legitimate Windows processes such as explorer, svchost, or winlogon, enabling self-sufficient malicious actions like keylogging, web redirection, or denial of access. Users explore whether such threats can operate without external triggers, often seeking technical explanations for process injection and persistence. The tag covers Windows 7 and related security concerns, emphasizing the mechanics of how malware exploits trusted system components to execute unauthorized activities.
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    Windows 7 Can virus's inject into legitimate process's ? (One for all you tech wizards out there)

    (This pertains to windows 7) As title really, is it possible for a threat loaded from something like a web page or something else, to inject malicious dll's into existing legitimate windows processes ? And when i say existing processes i mean the processes and type of stuff that most people...
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    • background processes cybersecurity dll injection exploit keylogging legitimate processes malicious actions malware monitoring online threats process injection security self-sufficiency system processes threat analysis trojan virus windows 7 windows security
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