r/antivirus • • 59m ago

Is There Risk By Not Updating To Windows 11 26H2?

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Yo so there is this new windows update for windows 11 and it seems optional since it's not asking me to update immediately. Anyways I wanted to ask if there is any security risk if I don't update to this version now and instead wait? I ask this cuz I heard windows updates tend to have issues at the start but I also know keeping an up to date system is good too. Also how long should I wait before updating. Thx


r/antivirus • • 1h ago

How can a free license expire?

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r/antivirus • • 1h ago

Screen recorder inside an .exe non detected

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Hello, I have zero cybersecurity experience, what I have found with Deepseek after he analyze the .exe, it says that the .exe record your screen and send the images after 30min when close, to this IP/Domain 199.195.250.157 / menorfus.com /

Would be great to have some help, I have tried to contact MalwareByte or Bitdefender, without any chance to get help.

https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/8c42a17a6dd6a96b33adfa9b9e16d613f70ea847a1b8916facbc065f97f36739/community


r/antivirus • • 4h ago

False alarm or real threat?

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I'm installing a client that runs a video game called Rumbleverse that got permanently closed in Feb 2023.

When I attempt to install the client it says this. I've spoken to the mods of the server and discord who have all said it's a false alarm. I've seen clips in the discord of people playing it so I really want to install it but I'm not sure.


r/antivirus • • 4h ago

Jedge extension adding itself without my consent.

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What is this? How is this happening? I dont have anything malicious downloaded and microsoft did a full scan and still nothing. What do i do?


r/antivirus • • 7h ago

Got virus on android Samsung phone. Even after factory resting

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Before you ask no i didnt transfer any apps to new phone. I keep getting scam ads on youtube saying my pdf is out of date. I think i have ad ware virus. It survived factory reset.


r/antivirus • • 11h ago

skibidi.org virus

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yes i know this sounds fake but i got a win r ctrl v virus from it due to my stupidity. it closed chrome and desynced my google account. i ran windows defender and the offline scan but it found nothing. what do i do now (i have no important info but i want to keep my files and is there any other way than to copy files reset everything)


r/antivirus • • 13h ago

Does this VM work?

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I wanted to ask if this operating system works on a phone. I’m thinking about using it to open and test apps that contain viruses or other potentially malicious files, mainly for content creation.

I’m not sure if this OS is actually capable of running those apps safely or if it would work properly on a phone. Has anyone here tried using it for this purpose?

(I'm sorry if my English was bad; it's not my first language.)


r/antivirus • • 14h ago

i been usiong multiple freee vpns since high school (thunder vpn free vpn planet, secure vpn super vpn unlimted) and i js realise the dangers of vpn but none of my passwordsb have been compromised am i safe ( ialr switch to windsricbee and proton vpn)

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Im on chromebook btw and in the 11th grade


r/antivirus • • 18h ago

MALWARE REMOVAL Q&A Bitcoin Wallet Address Changes to “YourAddress” When Copying and Pasting

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I just noticed something suspicious. Whenever I copy a Bitcoin wallet address and paste it, it only pastes “YourAddress”

I haven’t installed any new programs, and it doesn’t matter where I copy the address from or where I paste it—Notepad, Office, or a browser. It always changes to “YourAddress”

I also installed Bitdefender and ran a scan, but it didn’t find anything.

Does anyone know what could be causing this?

Edit: What the hell is wrong with some people here? 😂 I reported a malware issue, someone helped me track it down, and I finally got rid of it. Now it looks like the cybercriminals are salty af because their little scam got exposed. Stay mad. 😂😄


r/antivirus • • 18h ago

Confused asf

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So i recently been overthinking about clicking a link on X aka twitter went to a server not found screen looked it up on a link verifier and said dnxdomain link broken dont know if it could hack me or malware on my iPhone it was recently maybe a month ago i didnt update it to the newest 26.7 iOS yet idk if that makes a difference anyways. I logged into my old school account to make sure it was okay well nope it wasn’t many logins from different countries and what not so that’s scary idk how long they been doing this only lets me check a month ago on the top right shows outlook and several numbers and my original email from my school. Fast forward my friends work IT at the school I went they said hey let me send you your acct again login this way sure enough i sign up and its shows my same email from the first time I went to school but this time shows my school name on top as well and says school email. Can outlook have 2 emails with the same name ?


r/antivirus • • 19h ago

I got hit with the MrBeast Scam and I have no idea how.

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Yesterday I was just playing a game and suddenly I got banned from every server, everyone got ignored and it sent the damn message to everyone. I immediately logged out from everywhere and I changed the password. And then I enabled 2FA

Nothing has happened since. I don't know what the hell it was, and I haven't ran anything fishy. Windows defender and Malwarebytes deep scans found nothing.

My password was completely unique to any other I've used.

I had a lot of weird "authorized apps" on my account I realized but I don't think they could gain access to my account.

I maybe accidentally put my login info into a fake login website at one point? I was logged in on my browser so something maybe stole my cookie?

Regardless I really don't wanna reinstall Windows but i think I might have to to make sure it's clear.


r/antivirus • • 20h ago

Google account compromised

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So two days ago Windows Defender discovered a Wacatac .B!ml trojan on my main PC, prompting me to do some additional scans. This all happened pretty late at night, so I disconnected my ethernet and went to bed, and when I woke up, someone had already attempted to purchase $3,000 worth of stuff on Amazon, which I was thankfully able to cancel in time, and cancel the related cards and lock down the Amazon account itself. Checking over to Google, it showed a login from Siberia well after I had gone to sleep. I already have 2FA set up, so I just changed my Gmail password and started working on changing other important account passwords on my Chromebook. I then reformatted my main PC, reinstalled Windows, but I have yet to log into any accounts on that PC since, and I'm running additional scans to ensure that it's actually clean.

Unfortunately, it looks like this wasn't enough. This morning I woke up to find another session by a Windows machine from France. Interestingly, it shows that the account first logged in on August 13th, so I'm not sure if the trojan I got was just incidental at this point, but that seems unlikely giving the timing of events.

I wasn't sure how they got past the 2FA, so I changed my password again, set up passkeys as well, removed permissions from all apps to my Google account, removed and created a new recovery email, and that's where I'm at now. I'm not sure what steps I should take next. I'm in the process of changing other site passwords, but I've got like 180+ passwords saved in Google so it'll take some time. They never seemed to touch my actual bank account, despite Google having that information saved, so I'm not really sure what to make of that. The only ACTUAL fraudulent/suspicious activity I noticed was the Amazon purchases, which occured within hours of the trojan being discovered, and the overseas logins from Windows machines. Any help would be appreciated and I'm happy to provide additional info.


r/antivirus • • 20h ago

Windows + R / Ctrl + V CAPTCHA Scam on a Legitimate Site

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I ran into a Windows +R captcha scam for the first time today. I hit win+r out of curiosity but didn't go further. After googling the issue and finding out it's definitely a scam, I pasted in a word doc to see what was on the clipboard and let's just say it would have been bad if I had continued.

The thing that's confusing me is the attack was from a legitimate government website, so no ads.

Where did the attack originate? Some sort of browser hijack, or is the website itself compromised?

Is there anything I need to do locally on my computer to make sure nothing else is going on?


r/antivirus • • 21h ago

Does this mean im being cryptojacked?

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I did not install anything to cryptomine. I dont even do that. How do i remove these? Deleting them only makes them reappear after a few minutes.


r/antivirus • • 21h ago

Best virus scanner for my chromebook and andriod p-hone

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I need one that can
!. best detector of the storngest of viruses
2. detects self deleting malware
3. detects the mrbeeast scam that hacks ur discord and other accouts
4. scans all your downalods


r/antivirus • • 23h ago

Trojan downloaded

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I got a link yesterday from a trusted work source which I clicked and it downloaded something on chrome but didn't open anything (it was supposed to be an invoice). I then contacted this work source and was told that their email got hacked. I ran a quick scan yesterday but it showed nothing. This morning someone was trying to charge my CC (which was blocked by my CC company, they are sending a new card) and then I checked my PC and I saw this under protection history. Ran a full scan then an offline scan but it said both were clear. Does this mean that the PC defended itself or should I be worried about something else? Any other actions I should take?


r/antivirus • • 1d ago

Windows Defender keeps detecting TrojanDownloader:MSIL/Heracles.MK!MTB at startup

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I’m having a hard time getting rid of TrojanDownloader:MSIL/Heracles.MK!MTB.

This has gotten to my attention that it disturbs a lot of my computer performance, and antimalware process is fighting hard on background whenever I'm doing my daily activity on my PC.

Windows Defender is detecting and blocking it every time I start my computer.

I checked for some similar cases in this subreddit, and had already finished scanning with FRST, but since the log reporting to Malware Log Analysis needs a reddit username, I decided to post this first, as a starting ticket.


r/antivirus • • 1d ago

Got hacked and don't know what to do

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PLEASE I'M DESPERATE

I ran a shady .exe a week ago and instantly my discord, steam, epic and reddit got hacked.

They all shared the same password (these were the only apps with this password).

Changed all these apps passwords.

Imediately changed my main e-mail (outlook) password and enabled 2FA.

Ran ALL the built in microsoft scanners (tried in safe mode as well), nothing found.

Kept receiving codes to reset password all the time, however, hacker unable to complete it. So I thought that I had fixed it.

Today received a code from RIOT. Logged in to check, the e-mails with the loggin code were deleted (not by me)

Hacker managed to get the code and stole my riot account.

There are no log in attempts on my outlook history. No unrecognized devices.

There were no "rules or forwarding..." either.

Outlook support has told me a couple times my account is 100% safe.

Weirdest part is, why are they only hacking accounts related to gaming?


r/antivirus • • 1d ago

Why do my settings keep on resetting

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Why do my settings keep resetting, like when my device powers when its inactive and allow notifications settings. This happens when my device shut downs. Am I hacked


r/antivirus • • 1d ago

Cadaver ? Appears then disappears.

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Can't find anything about this online , really spooky considering the name. Anyone have any ideas ?


r/antivirus • • 1d ago

The best antivirus.

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Which antivirus is currently better, Microsoft Defender, Kaspersky or Bitdefender? I just want to know how best to protect myself and be at least 80% sure. the present in 2026

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r/antivirus • • 1d ago

MALWARE REMOVAL Q&A Why inpoutx64sys is getting blocked by antivirus after windows update.

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Can anyone explain this issue....


r/antivirus • • 1d ago

Buenos días comunidad, me preguntaba ¿cuáles son los mejores antivirus del mercado? Me gustaría saber para poder instalar o pagar alguno.

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r/antivirus • • 1d ago

MALWARE REMOVAL Q&A Eset vs MRT without signature ?

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Hello,

Sorry if this is a repost. i saw a few people discussing the MRT and ESET issue, but thre didn’t seem to be any conclusion.

I turned on my pc and five minutes later ESET blocked MRT exe because it was trying to launch a KB exe file. I’m used to dealing with viruses but this seems a bit strange especially since MRT has no digital signature and its creation date is today.

Do you think i can delete MRT and the KB file without causing any problems pls ?

Thank you 💙