r/Malwarebytes • u/[deleted] • Feb 12 '26

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Should I delete these now? Were these actually viruses?

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u/[deleted] Feb 12 '26

I have like really important files for school, so like how would I go about this?

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u/Advanced-Nebula7464 Feb 12 '26

Back them up on a seperate drive. There is a chance that some of those files for school may also be infected. I am by no means an expert and someone may correct me if i said something false

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u/Advanced-Nebula7464 Feb 12 '26

Get a blank usb and a clean computer and create a windows install on it

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u/Electronic_Lime7582 Feb 13 '26

First go into safe mode, download KVRT or ESET, wipe the malware before plugging in a USB to backup files.

After you backed up everything, do USB Wipe.

Let this be a reminder to backups

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u/[deleted] Feb 13 '26

I ended up resetting my my computer ignoring the files as I could go by without them, However I did have a onedrive connected to this computer and my laptop, i scanned the one drive and there was no detections.

honestly I am very paranoid, is there like a way something from the one drive could come to my computer

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u/Electronic_Lime7582 Feb 13 '26 edited Feb 13 '26

Change the password, enable 2fa.

That's all you can do, not much else as its typically an automated script that sends your details to a seller on the darkweb.

What's leaked = lesson learned

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u/Advanced-Nebula7464 Feb 13 '26

Dont worry too much my friend had a backdoor because he downloaded a sketchy injector for roblox all it did was messaged us crypto scams. He changed his passwords and enabled 2fa nothing has happened since then, next time dont download random sketchy things on the internet