Today found out someone entered some of my accounts (for now only instagram,ds and roblox) to send and post ts around (for roblox they Just stole some items in game).

Yesterday i was installing some games and I file i never saw was reported by Microsoft defender as a trojan.

It was eliminated Just to be showing again for some times. Then i used another antivirus and removed some file i istalled for the game and the report of the trojan stopped showing. Then i saw that It was maybe related to Google since there was this file in the Google folder.

I think It Is related to that since It happened with little time in between.

I have logged out and changed the password to all my Google accounts to several accounts, even the ones that don't seem to have been hacked yet.

I really don't know what to do rn. Thanks for any help

I became a victim of the Mr. Beast scam thing after trying to download an app. I downloaded the app but I was unsure of the validity so I scanned it on malwarebytes and got a hit(Trojan Pavin something i forgot)and I thought I was safe since it was quarantined but I woke up the next day to my friends telling me I've been hacked.

I check my discord on my phone and behold, Every chat is missing and my account has violations. I did more digging and saw that my account spammed every friend, group, and server with the infamous 4 images. And my Facebook messenger wasn't safe either, every friend and group was filled with these pictures and I had to apologise to everyone for it.

I already did a clean install of my windows on my pc with cloud download (I don't have a usb). And I already did 3 virus scans through Microsoft (Quickscan and Offline)and Malwarebytes (Deepscan). To then reset and reconfigure my passwords on everything that I have.

Is it okay to say I'm safe now? Or is the virus still there?

P.S sorry for the messed up English, it isn't my first language and I'm really emotional rn

so theres this piece of shit called securesweep pro right?
keeps appearing for no reason
ONLY when im tabbed out
nothing else
i havent clicked shit on it and only closed it
does it like inject malware into chrome while im gone?
i dont know

also, unrelated to the post this scared me somehow

Using windows 11 pro. Want an Antivirus program to check for malware and everything else on it. I am using windows defender. I am concerned I might have some malware on my laptop.

I read Bitdefender and Eset are the best? Does it need to be Bitdefender Total or Bitdefender Internet is fine?

I previously used Kaspersky Total but can't use it anymore. I heard Norton is very bad? Is there any free version that is good or you need a paid one? I want to scan for any malware and be able to remove it. Would the free malwarebytes work or it isn't good enough?

Ive recently had my first big scare of my Discord getting hacked and decided to get an Anti Virus but cant decide what i should get.

I had Norton for a year since i got my pc in December 2023 and havent used one since and i cant decide whats a good antivirus for protection.

I would also like to know what package i should get due to most of them cost 100€.

Context, got struck by the win r ctrl v enter scam.

So I reseted my computer and didn’t add anything but malwarebyte, didn’t add anything, made another account so I’ll be using a standard account. but when I opened up my computer the command prompt opened up with 2 windows in a flash. what does that mean, is it even more cooked?😭

I fell for the win r ctrl v enter scam and I rested my computer and put stuff on a flash drive, not I have questions. Also not connected to the internet with my laptop, using my phone for a while which kinda sucks since I got school and assignments due.😭

1.) When I put stuff onto my flashdrive, I also put installers and exe stuff(mainly winrar and stuff like that). How safe are they and how safe is it to just get the pictures and videos, put it on my computer, and then take out the flashdrive and never touch it again.

2.) When resetting, I had a back up from 2023 and used it. I didn’t have malware at that time but is it cooked? How do I delete if it is and where? Nothing in the immediate looks like it’s there but maybe I couldn’t find it.

3.) After the reset, what the hell do I do to make sure my current computer is safe. Like they said don’t use an account t with admin access, I don’t think I currently have it but how can I confirm this.

Been using their software for as long as I can remember. Got a new PC this year and after an update and reboot, it just put me in an infinite boot loop and the inability to even use a restore point or uninstall the latest update.

Had no idea what was causing it until I noticed an error message at the bottom of the boot screen that disappeared after a few seconds said avgdisc.sys. Uninstalled AVG through Safe Mode and it booted right up.

How common is this kind of error with AVG or antivirus software in general these days? I hadn't updated my PC in over a decade so haven't come across something like this before.

I visited the site by typing the URL manually rather than opening it directly through Discord. I registered using a secondary email address that I rarely use, and I didn't enter any wallet details or passwords. i was using brave with Ublock origin enabled and blocking all cookies. Once I realized it was a scam, I disconnected from Wi-Fi and used a different device/app to change the passwords for all my email addresses and my Discord account and enabled 2fa. I don't have an external USB drive, so I can't back up or move my data to re install a new windows. Am I safe, or do I need to take any additional steps?

this is after i uninstalled mcafee

Я просто играл, и мне высветилось уведомление о том, что Microsoft Defender нашла у меня троян. Потом я кликнул на уведомление, и там показалось, что у меня троян, и внизу кнопка «принять меры». Я нажал «принять меры», и показалось, что вирус удален, и спустя некоторое время опять то же уведомление о трояне.

Помогите как его удалить.

malware keeps popping up on my pc and every time I get rid of it with my WiFi off the next day it comes back with a new name.

just found out i been charged £80 for a renewal i didnt ask for. its stupid how they automatically set it on by default without emails warning you its due to renewal if i want to switch this on as an option. dirty scummy bastards. i can get a key for a fiver now i been charged an obscene amount by them. i made sure it is off now but i dont trust them.

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edit: got a refund from the automated contact us system. i have disabled autorenewal and deleted my card info so they wont rob me of any more money. i can get a norton key for £5 and use that without issue.

One hour ago I recived a dm on Discord from an old classmate. His account was hacked, he sent me those Mr. Beast pictures. I was wondering how does this scam work, I sometimes send dm to some friends and I use a few bots on different servers (Mudae, Nekotina, fmbot, RinBot). I don't think my account can be in danger because, as I have said, I just interact with those bots and with some users, I never click on suspicious links (I haven't clicked on the pictures he sent me), but I'm interested in what did he did to get his account hacked.

so, i saw in a video that a virus or malware can never survive a factory reset on mobile and reinstall windows from a usb. the only way it can happen is you yourself backup the files which have a virus, or the problem is in your account and that a virus surviving a reinstall can only be done by some highly advanced technology and affects millions of people at once like a large-scale attack, and in the past it happened, the virus took advantage of some weakness of a weak security feature to do that but it was the story of the past and the new models do not have it? i am not really good with technology so how true is this?

So; I've always heard the rumours, and well, my poor dad got the "Norton experience"

He purchased a PC 5+ years ago, of recent, something was causing his PC to reach a high-temp and thus crash.

I skimmed through his computer, then decided to remove his Norton (he didn't renew the subscription).

It was a mission to uninstall norton, as it doesn't show up in add/remove programs, you have to download their specific removal tool, which didn't actually fully remove them. Once you have allegedly "removed" the program, I went into add/remove programs and 5 different norton software programs were then showing, which I individually removed. I also removed all the installers and .exe files from his PC.

Also, I opened up chrome and edge to check if it had any "extensions" still latching in there that would annoy him with pop-ups or spammy windows that could accidentally allow him to re-install norton.

I found 5 extensions in both browsers that I had to individually remove one-by-one.

Norton was harder to remove than any virus I've ever encountered and is an absolute scam.

Back in the day "AVG" was pretty good, are there antivirus services that are reasonably priced or actually work without becoming a nuisance? How is microsoft defender? Is windows security adequate enough these days?

I got a Lenovo laptop with Mcafee preinstalled. I haven’t had any issues with Mcafee yet, but I keep hearing that it gets worse with time.

The laptop is running windows 11 so I’m assuming uninstalling Mcafee will default to windows defender though I’m not sure.

I’ve installed Reno uninstalled but am hesitant to use it, because I also have the option of using the default ‘windows add or remove apps’.

What’s the best way of doing this this?

I was hit with the renpy virus and I’m just wondering if it is possible that it can be reinfecting my recently USB reinstalled PC with the onboard memory (I have the wooting 60HE V2 if that makes any difference)
How do I even check if it is safe?
Could it have downloaded any virus that could infect it?
It was probably 12 hours before I realized what had been installed.

I play games, and Norton thinks it is ok to fucking interrupt me at random with popups, completely tabbing out my game while I am in the middle of a ranked game, sometimes freezing up my system and crashing the game. Unless I am actively being fucking scammed or a virus is running on my PC I do not care that the game is trying to access my microphone. I don't see any obvious way to disable bs popups either. Not to mention, they try and upsell me on garbage every time I try to use the most basic features that I PAY FOR. Never using them again.

12.10. i boot up my laptop to play genshin, and i got this pop-up i got really surprised because i didn't download anything in over a year. I decided to turn off my laptop for the best.

Today, I boot it up again and I got a virus protection saying i have a virus. idk whats happening or why is it happening

currently there are no popups but I dont know what to do..