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Question behavior same malware
Two malware with the same detection name but on different PCs and files, do they behave differently or the same? Example: Two detections of Trojan:Win32/Wacatac.C!ml 1) It remains latent in standby ...
No, Wacatac itself usually doesn’t delete or corrupt personal files like ROMs, ISOs, EXE, ZIP/RAR/7z, etc.
It’s mostly a downloader trojan. It tries to stay hidden and may download other malware later. Damaging files is not its normal behavior.
If files went missing or got corrupted, it’s usually because:
- Another malware it downloaded
- Antivirus deleting infected files
- System or disk problems
So even if two PCs show the same name, behavior can vary, but Wacatac directly destroying files is uncommon.