While watching a video without touching the trackpad or mouse, my cursor suddenly began moving around, clicking things, zooming, switching tabs, and opening windows. Unplugging the USB mouse…
I was checking my school email in Chrome when I clicked what looked like a job opportunity. It turned out to be an RTF attachment rather than a…
I accidentally opened an RTF attachment from a suspicious job-related email while checking my school account in Chrome. A window appeared briefly and then closed. I disconnected the…
For the past 20 minutes, my laptop's fans have been ramping up and down every few seconds even though I'm only browsing the web. Interestingly, the fans became…
I downloaded a trainer for an older single-player game from a site that appears reputable, and I'd like a second opinion before running it. The file was scanned…
Windows Defender blocked C:UsersjktraDownloadsSolstice.dll and identified it as Trojan:Win32/Ulthar.A!ml, saying it could execute commands from an attacker. I don't remember intentionally downloading anything and was only playing Minecraft…
Windows Defender quarantined a file named `C:UsersjktraDownloadsSolstice.dll` and identified it as `Trojan:Win32/Ulthar.A!ml`, with a warning that it can execute commands from an attacker. I don't remember downloading it…
I have a nearly new Windows computer with only a few games and school files, but it has become very slow and is almost out of storage. The…
I had a crochet tutorial website called cookiebox dot store saved in Chrome, but Norton blocked it twice and labeled it as a threat. The site seems legitimate,…
I downloaded a file from WhatsApp onto my computer and extracted the archive. The extracted item appeared to be an image, but I never opened it. In File…
A few months ago, a family member visited some questionable websites while searching for Pokémon content. Afterward, typing on the laptop sometimes caused the text "LINK IN BIO"…
Windows 11 Pro N periodically shows a security notification saying Microsoft Defender isn't turned on and recommends enabling it. However, opening the security settings immediately shows that Defender…
I recently found what appeared to be a Trojan on my computer. I ran several antivirus scans, including Microsoft Defender's offline scan, and removed the detected file. I've…
Windows 11 Pro N periodically shows a security notification saying Microsoft Defender isn't turned on and recommending that I enable it. However, when I open Windows Security, Defender…
I downloaded a ZIP file from WhatsApp on my computer and extracted it. The extracted item appeared to be an image, but I never opened it. In File…
A Command Prompt window appeared for about a millisecond after I visited some suspicious websites yesterday. When I started my PC today, I also saw a Windows notification…
I'm trying to download the GClip VST plugin, but the download is blocked with a "Virus detected" message. The laptop has McAfee installed as well as Windows Defender,…
About a minute after Windows starts, a Command Prompt window flashes for less than a second, and then the display goes black. The process does not appear in…
My organization uses Windows Defender and, overall, it has performed well. We have not enabled its ransomware protection feature yet, and I'm trying to decide whether it is…
Hi! I'm trying to download the GClip VST, but the download is blocked with a "Virus detected" message. McAfee came preinstalled on my laptop, and Windows Defender is…