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river laurel Dec 12, 2024, 8:56 PM

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Trojan generally not good. Can you delete it? What program gave you this info?

vivid knoll Dec 12, 2024, 8:56 PM

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windows defender gave me this info and it got blocked my windows

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but idk why he dected this i havent even downloaded anything

river laurel Dec 12, 2024, 8:58 PM

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Yeah, it usually comes through downloads or whatever. If it blocked it you might be ok but I’m not an expert

vivid knoll Dec 12, 2024, 9:00 PM

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ye but all ive downloaded it a firmware for my router lol

river laurel Dec 12, 2024, 9:01 PM

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Was the firmware infected? Seems unlikely especially if from the manufacturer directly

vivid knoll Dec 12, 2024, 9:01 PM

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i downloaded from original site asus

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is it a false flag?

river laurel Dec 12, 2024, 9:07 PM

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It may be. Maybe try scanning your computer with Malwarebytes too or something? To see if it picks up the same thing

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I know one time I got a CD from Best Buy and it was flagged as a Trojan…

vivid knoll Dec 12, 2024, 9:08 PM

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i did and it didnt find any threats i dont know if cuz i visit sus sites like free movie sited

river laurel Dec 12, 2024, 9:09 PM

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Yeah, that could be a source. Do you get a bunch of pop ups when you visit those sites?

vivid knoll Dec 12, 2024, 9:11 PM

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no i have a adblocker

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but i got sent to a website today while downloaing hwinfo64

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and it said page blocked

river laurel Dec 12, 2024, 9:12 PM

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Hmm. Browser redirects are not a good sign. But that’s the only time it’s happened recently?

vivid knoll Dec 12, 2024, 9:13 PM

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yea

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nothing else has happened

river laurel Dec 12, 2024, 9:13 PM

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Did Windows Defender say it was resolved?

vivid knoll Dec 12, 2024, 9:14 PM

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ye threat blocked

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im not scared just very confused and lil concerned

river laurel Dec 12, 2024, 9:15 PM

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Can you find the physical file, or would clearing browser cache remove it given the location?

vivid knoll Dec 12, 2024, 9:16 PM

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no idea i cant find the file since it got removed but i did new full scan

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and this is the result

river laurel Dec 12, 2024, 9:19 PM

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So it’s looking clean?

vivid knoll Dec 12, 2024, 9:20 PM

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ye ig

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ill still full wipe my pc just for safety

river laurel Dec 12, 2024, 9:32 PM

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Yeah, seems a good idea

vivid knoll Dec 12, 2024, 9:33 PM

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ye cuz before i used to have exloader aka cheats lol

arctic patrol Dec 12, 2024, 9:41 PM

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vivid knoll ye cuz before i used to have exloader aka cheats lol

That’s might be a reason

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I should say probably

vivid knoll Dec 12, 2024, 9:42 PM

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ye but that was klong time ago

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feels like it would be quicker

arctic patrol Dec 12, 2024, 9:42 PM

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vivid knoll feels like it would be quicker

You can never know.

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Some work in the background for years

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Some attack right when executed

vivid knoll Dec 12, 2024, 9:43 PM

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true

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well i will reset my pc it takes long time tho (dont give me the usb reset my usb onl 3gb)

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i take those settings to

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i had virus before this has always worked

arctic patrol Dec 12, 2024, 9:50 PM

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vivid knoll i had virus before this has always worked

Yes

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You might also just want to wipe the hole OS

vivid knoll Dec 12, 2024, 9:51 PM

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how tho

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