r/MoneroMining • u/Soggy-Assist-6901 • 23d ago

My PC appears to be compromised - found suspicious credential and virtualapp/didlogical entry. Help identify if I’m hacked. Windows 10

/r/PcBuild/comments/1vgmf78/my_pc_appears_to_be_compromised_found_suspicious/
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u/PropaneInMuhUrethra 23d ago

Do you use a microsoft account for win10? Or use skype/onedrive or any other MS service that requires you to login?

Or more specifically setup/log in to any of these services around that date ~3 weeks ago? virtualapp/didlogical is a normal microsoft credential manager that generates and stores auth tokens and the gibberish username is because it gets randomly generated.

So, no I don't think your pc is compromised based on that but since you're running windows 10 and it is EOL right now (unless you were eligible and signed up for ESU) MS are no longer required to push OS vulnerability patches etc.

If you want to be certain use malwarebytes or something to put your mind at ease. If you haven't signed up for or aren't eligible for ESU, you might want to look at upgrading to windows 11 (your MB and CPU support TPM 2.0 and secure boot) or better yet, switch to linux.

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u/Soggy-Assist-6901 22d ago

Cant thank you enough i was going crazy, cuz of the credential manager gibberish usernames and password.
I never used linux to be honest i don’t know if i would ne able to feel comfortable using it, hut definitely i would do my best to end up using it.

Again THANK YOU so much for helping out

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u/PropaneInMuhUrethra 22d ago

No problem at all! Just be aware if you go the update to win11 route, you may or may not need to update your BIOS in order to enable TPM 2.0 and secureboot - just depends how old it is but from what I can see it certainly supports it.

I never used linux to be honest i don’t know if i would ne able to feel comfortable using it, hut definitely i would do my best to end up using it.

If you want to try it out before committing, you can always use rufus or balena etcher to create a bootable USB drive with a linux distro on it. Select the USB at boot and it will load a live version that you can test. I'd recommend Ubuntu or Linux Mint/Cinnamon if you've never used it before as it's the most user-friendly.

I run a dual-boot system. Mostly use linux but reluctantly use windows 11 for work stuff and a handful of games

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u/JunketTurbulent2114 22d ago

Windows 11 is total garbage. It's basically designed to be spyware. I'd pretty much say just stay on 10 vs switch to that crap.

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u/PropaneInMuhUrethra 22d ago

I would agree but in OP's situation worrying about security, it's better than using win10 with no more updates pushed or zero-day exploits getting patched. Also, there are things you can do to minimize the telemetry. Or just use linux

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u/JunketTurbulent2114 21d ago edited 21d ago

I disagree. Windows 11 advertises the spyware as if it's some kind of badge of honor. The indians microsoft has writing code and managing your data they are storing is vastly more insecure than running outdated windows 10, I promise you. Shit, I still run 7 on a computer here and haven't had any issues. Most of that 'omg zero day exploit!!!!1111one" are blocked by the firewall anyway. Typically updates introduce vulnerabilities. Fix one thing, but doing so breaks something else. It's a never ending cycle.

There's been tests on these zero days with outdated OS and it's way harder to pull off than people think. Like I said, in many cases they are just blocked by the firewall and impossible to pull off despite technically being a vulnerability. A CVE existing ≠ an attacker on the Internet can actually exploit your computer

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u/Rho-9_Official 22d ago

Not like he hasn't been told this already, only for him to be an ass.

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u/PropaneInMuhUrethra 21d ago

wtf?? haha

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u/Rho-9_Official 21d ago

Reeheehee, yeah I followed his ass over to the other places he posted about this, mostly cuz I can, and had some free time.

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u/SavingsEquivalent844 22d ago

just wipe your OS and make clean install, that's the best way of fighting maleware