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<blockquote data-quote="struppigel" data-source="post: 938228" data-attributes="member: 86910"><p>Another possibility I did not mention is installing a legitimate remote access tool without your consent. Those are not technically malware, but can be abused. Oftentimes AVs will flag remote access tools with silent install options as riskware but not everyone enables PUP and Riskware detection in their AV product.</p><p></p><p>It's a red flag if you find a remote access tool installed onto your system and you don't remember installing it.</p><p></p><p>Apart from that yes, your AV should pick things up after while unless it has been partially or fully disabled, added new exclusions, disabled updates or was otherwise damaged.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="struppigel, post: 938228, member: 86910"] Another possibility I did not mention is installing a legitimate remote access tool without your consent. Those are not technically malware, but can be abused. Oftentimes AVs will flag remote access tools with silent install options as riskware but not everyone enables PUP and Riskware detection in their AV product. It's a red flag if you find a remote access tool installed onto your system and you don't remember installing it. Apart from that yes, your AV should pick things up after while unless it has been partially or fully disabled, added new exclusions, disabled updates or was otherwise damaged. [/QUOTE]
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