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Sammyjo201

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I downloaded a file and when I extracted the archive avg instantly popped up (without even opening the folder) telling me that it found a "Win/Blacked" virus in that folder. I instantly pressed "protect me" and it moved it to the virus vault and then I emptied the virus vault removing it completely. I'm worried though, did it detect the virus in the file or was it active already in my PC as soon as I extracted the archive folder?

Am infected??

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Thanks so much for you replies guys.

I've come to the conclusion that my PC is probably fine. I've checked the startup programs, most of the temporary directories and scanned twice with AVG and Malwarebytes. I will also do a "sfc/scannow" to check my windows files.

I also read that "Win/Blacked" Is a decoy from AVG that companies pay them to add it to cracked files to make them sound more dangerous and yes, the file was a gta mod menu. I Just wanted to try it out, I had one before and got so annoyed about the * way GTA Online handles it's economy. It's so difficult to earn money and it worked before with Jordans Mod Menu but I tried out this new one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYy0Rffk9zM

The exact file that I downloaded was in...
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PuperHacker

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You might be, but you must know that torrent with crakced files, keygens e.tc. are always suspecious to antivirus.
To be protected,
1) Update your pc
2) Scan with MalwareBytes
3) Scan with Adwcleaner. (IMPORTANT)
4) Scan with Ccleaner
5) Goto: Programmefiles (x86) and programmefiles (x64), Appdata, and find any unwanted file.
Ex: You find a file named TrojanVirus in Appdata. (Instant delete)
6)Check your boot up programmes and browser plug-ins

Hope these will work...
 
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Sammyjo201

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I just did a avg and malware bytes scan and they both say it's clean and I just did a system restore from 2 days ago. Should my PC be okay now?


 
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If you did a restore from 2 days ago, you are probably fine.

Be more careful about what you 'download'.
 
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You may have often read on forums ... NEVER install multiple AV programs. While it's true that you never want to have multiple AV programs **active**, here is certainly nothing wrong with having a second program around in passive mode. In other words, when in passive mode, an AV program doesn't do anything except what you manually initiate. It doesn't check each files you open, it doesn't check downloads automatically ... what it does do is what you tell it to do. So if you tell it to "Scan drive D:\, it will scan drive D:\. If you tell it to scan a particular file or folder, it will do that. If you tell it to scan every night while you are sleeping, it does that.

Other options you may undertake are:

a) If you have multiple PCs, you can put 1 program on PC # 1 and another on PC #2 ... at night, have them scan each other's HDs.

b) Ina situation like yours, and this is easier if you have slide out drive trays, pop put the HD and stick it in a HD dock like the BlacX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=blacx&N=-1&isNodeId=1

This is how I generally clean other's infected HDs. Drop that suspect HD into the dock, and have any computer run a scan on it.

Zone Alarm, Kapersky, BitDefender all have fully functional 30 day free trials which you can d/l for this purpose. But again, if installing as an active scanner, make sure to disable your current AV when running. Also when you download the trials, you should d/l the vendor's "uninstall Tool" and run as a check after uninstalling, to make sure everything got removed.
 
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Sammyjo201

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Ok now I'm really worried. System restore failed because of some file from avg. probably that virus right?? :( And now my Adblock plus doesn't work. When I click on it all I see is icons but no text. Shall I reinstall Windows?? :(
 
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inerax

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If you did a scan with a couple different tools you should be fine. Malwarebytes is a great tool.

It could have been a false positive. If this was a questionable file (cough pirated) then the tools needed would trigger AV software.

In the end, be careful of what you download.
 
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Start your PC in safe mode. (link below)

Run the malware scans and virus scans in safe mode. (do a full system scan, 1 program at a time)

Reboot to normal windows and see how its acting.


https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17419/windows-7-advanced-startup-options-safe-mode
 
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If you are not opposed to the nuclear option...do that.
Full wipe and reinstall.

Explore all other options first, but that may be your last recourse.
 
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Also, this could something that just messed with your browser only. My Dad downloaded some ebook program that would give him free books... or so the website said.

This changed his start page, installed some other weird browser and disabled all of his addons, including adblock.

I went and cleaned up everything manually through the startup folder and reinstalled chrome + the addons. Everything was fine.
 
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Sammyjo201

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I may be overreacting. But I don't know. I'm doing another virus scan now and it hasn't picked up anything, especially avg which would have the virus blacklisted. I never ran the program, nor opened the folder it was in.
 
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Sammyjo201

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Thanks so much for you replies guys.

I've come to the conclusion that my PC is probably fine. I've checked the startup programs, most of the temporary directories and scanned twice with AVG and Malwarebytes. I will also do a "sfc/scannow" to check my windows files.

I also read that "Win/Blacked" Is a decoy from AVG that companies pay them to add it to cracked files to make them sound more dangerous and yes, the file was a gta mod menu. I Just wanted to try it out, I had one before and got so annoyed about the * way GTA Online handles it's economy. It's so difficult to earn money and it worked before with Jordans Mod Menu but I tried out this new one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYy0Rffk9zM

The exact file that I downloaded was in the description. Never ran or put this file in my GTA directory. It was just left in my downloads folder (proof in the photo)

Do you guys think it'll be fine?

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Thanks again,
Sam
 
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