Hey everyone! I've been dealing with what I suspect might be malware on my computer for a while now, and it's been pretty frustrating. Sometimes when I boot up, this weird audio keeps playing, and I've linked a video of it below. I've also been getting a strange error message that I've never seen before, and my computer's been running slow. It's like the malware is interfering with my Wi-Fi connection too. I've tried three different malware detectors, but none of them have found anything. Any advice or guidance would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
Virus sound: [link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mn8g64Wd-Iw)
Error message: The exception unknown software exception (0xc06d007e) occurred in the application at location 0x00007FFC21A95369.
4 Answers
Considering you've used three different malware detectors without any hits, it might not be a virus at all. Have you thought about why you're hearing that noise? It sounds more like an old video game than something menacing.
From what you've described, it might be issues with corrupted system files. I suggest running an SFC scan to fix any corruption and maybe a health check for your hard drive using something like CrystalDiskInfo. If that doesn't help, try restoring your PC to an earlier update.
I've done multiple quick scans that haven't found anything. I also tried different software, and I did a safe mode startup, but couldn’t use any anti-malware tools. After running the sfc scan, it found and fixed some corrupt files. Here’s the sound link I mentioned: [link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mn8g64Wd-Iw)
It sounds like there might be a chance this isn't actually a virus. Sometimes those random sounds could be related to adware, not the more serious malware everyone worries about. Have you tried running any specific tools for adware detection?
If it were adware, would my quick scans pick it up?
How can you be sure this is malware? What type do you think it is? I'm asking because having that noise play randomly might be linked to adware or something less serious.
Well, the sound plays randomly when I start my PC, and my Wi-Fi keeps dropping every 15 minutes. I’m not very tech-savvy, so I could really use some help identifying and fixing this.
That makes sense! If it's adware, will my quick scans or system scans even detect it?