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Ah yes, Windows...
Not only for viruses, I saw legitimate software creating those console windows to run.
Good spyware doesnt show those either, they're not a sign of malware but of sloppy coding.
Not always. Having spent significant time of the entire projects to hide console and powershell windows, I think Windows is just crap.
Yes, there was a good cli-tool for this, until it didn't work anymore.
A tool for this...
Running a program by another program without interrupting user should be a basic feature of an OS!You would probably love Oberon.
I'm pretty sure some drivers do that
My work PC does it on boot. Opens and then closes like 8 command windows.
Well that probably is malware but installed by your company
or our corporate overlord who knows, windows itself is spyware
Just look into journal and logs what processes were started by a terminal window...
Oh... Right.
Startup scripts most likely. A sign of a bunch of legacy tech in your environment.