I have a serious issue. Excuse my poor English, but I downloaded a VST plugin through a torrent, and while it's supposed to be about 11 GB, I accidentally got a setup file that was only 1 MB. I ran the setup and noticed some apps popping up quickly on my screen. Panicking, I unplugged the Ethernet and shut down the power. When I started my computer again, the boot light on the motherboard turned white, and now I'm stuck in the BIOS. I can't seem to get past it. Can anyone help me?
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Try booting your computer into safe mode. From there, you can remove the recently downloaded file and run an antivirus program. You might need the safe mode with networking option to do an online scan too. It's also a good idea to always check file sizes before opening downloads in the future. Just a little tip from my past with file-sharing programs!
File size has always been my tell ever since I was a kid using LimeWire and Kazaa. I always looked at the file size when downloading music; if something’s just a couple of kilobytes, it's definitely a virus!
Thanks for your help, man! I have an MSI A520M-A Pro; any idea how to boot into safe mode?