I made a huge mistake and accidentally installed a virus on my personal computer while trying to watch a movie on a streaming site called moviepire.net. I encountered a captcha that tricked me into running some Powershell commands, and now I'm worried because it seems tied to an IP address in Turkey. After realizing what happened, I immediately disconnected from the internet and ran a full offline scan, but it didn't find anything. What should I do now? I still have the malware program saved, just in case it's needed for help.
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Don't feel too bad; a lot of people fall for these kinds of scams. Just take it as a lesson learned and move forward. The important thing is to act quickly now.
Thanks for the suggestions, everyone! I appreciate the advice. I'm definitely going to back up my files and proceed with a clean install.
Before you wipe your computer, just make sure you have backups of all your important data. You could use a Linux bootable USB to transfer files to an external hard drive, and then wipe your system clean.
Honestly, if the malware was an info stealer, wiping your system is really the only way to be safe. I get that it’s tough, but better safe than sorry.
The safest option is to wipe your computer and reinstall Windows. It might sound drastic, but it’s the most effective way to ensure that the virus is completely gone.
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