I accidentally executed a potentially malicious script while trying to help a friend with his WordPress site. He called me to check out his URL, and when I visited it, a Cloudflare captcha popped up, prompting me to copy and paste some code into Powershell. In my sleepy state, I did it without thinking. Now I'm unsure what this script might do. I've already shut down my computer, rebooted, disconnected from the internet, and ran Windows Defender, but I need guidance on any further steps I should take. Any advice would be hugely appreciated!
3 Answers
This sounds like a click-fix attack, which might be pretty serious. I recommend re-imaging your system just to be safe. That way, you can eliminate any risk of malware lingering around.
Be aware that it could be an infostealer, cryptominer, or even ransomware. Just be cautious moving forward!
Nuking your system and doing a fresh install is probably the best bet. And maybe rethink this friendship, you know? Just a suggestion!
Trust me, I'm considering it haha. Thanks for your input!
Thanks for the heads-up! I'll definitely look into re-imaging my system.