Trinity Blair 🥀🔞+

Pretty sure there's #spyware on my computer even though #NordVPN tells me there are no threats. #computers

Going to do a factory reset, but any other suggestions I haven't thought of?

Why I think there is at least remnants of spyware on my computer:
- My bank account was #hacked recently and it was apparently from MY computer
- My keyboard and mouse inputs have been very glitchy since the hacking including them just not working in some games

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Show threadTrinity Blair 🥀🔞+8h ago
This is one of the many glitches I've been having lately in games when it comes to keyboard and mouse inputs. 😅
Show threadAllie Koba 🌸7h ago
@trinityblair couldn't hurt to run Malwarebytes and see what it turns up. it's a bit obnoxious with trying to rope you into a subscription but it's a good scanner, the basic functionality is free, and you can just uninstall it afterwards. https://www.malwarebytes.com/mwb-download/thankyou (this link *does* go directly to the download, so your browser asking you if you want to save a file a couple seconds after opening it is expected.)
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Show threadTrinity Blair 🥀🔞+7h ago

@AllieKoba scanning now and it FOUND 22 total with 2 confirmed malware. Yippie. One being clearly a screen recorder.

Quarantined them.

Would you say that now after a factory reset I'd be safe? 😅

Show threadAllie Koba 🌸3h ago
@trinityblair agh I don't get timely push notifs from Mastodon and didn't think to check, so sorry for the delay in response. factory reset shouldn't be necessary. that'd be the last resort if nothing else works.
Show threadTrinity Blair 🥀🔞+3h ago
@AllieKoba I did it anyways because why the heck not, lol.
Show threadAllie Koba 🌸3h ago
@trinityblair I mean true I guess 😆 it's definitely the simplest and quickest option as well
Show threadTrinity Blair 🥀🔞+3h ago
@AllieKoba I also get the satisfaction of starting “fresh”.
Show threadAllie Koba 🌸7h ago
@trinityblair also if you're interested in avoiding the nuclear option and you'd be willing to trust me a bit (100% understand if not), there's a program called Farbar Recovery Scan Tool (FRST) commonly used on malware help forums that produces a report you can share and also if i notice anything that looks bad on there i can send you back a "fixlist" text file FRST can use to automatically resolve many types of issues. (this is if Malwarebytes doesn't fix everything)