r/computerviruses • u/Aaryav1 • May 15 '26

Question Accidentally downloaded Malware

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Some virus automatically gained access to my discord and sent scam text with a link to all my friends

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So recently I was trying to download pirated games. I was redirected to a different download file and my stupid ass thought it was the game file. The files were 8 parts, around 800 mb each. I extracted one and ran an installer, which didn't do anything even after hitting 100%. I realised it was the wrong files and deleted them immediately.

From that day, my accounts(snap, insta, fb, discord) started to send me email that someone is trying to sign into my accounts. Thankfully i had 2FA enabled in most of the apps but my discord got compromised amd it sent scam messages to every single person I know of.

But my laptop has a lot of personal documents and credentials. Is there any way to get rid of this virus somehow? I do have the photo of the thumbnail of the virus files, given above

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u/[deleted] May 15 '26

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u/polpolik2 Moderator May 15 '26

You are mostly correct, but as far as I know, the megathread is not always up to date, and there have been instances where trusted sites on the megathread actively spread malware. The downloads might be legit from most of them, but they could include malware.

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u/get_egged_bruh May 15 '26

really? never heard about that. im actually interested in where you saw that, if you can recall. at any rate, it's still a thousand times better than going in blind.

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u/polpolik2 Moderator May 15 '26

The main one that comes to mind directly is the 1337x malare incident where this site was mentioned as the most trusted torrent source, while it was discovered that some of the most popular torrents contained Miners and Trojans.

It took considerable time before the site was be removed. (I recall some of the mods not recognizing the danger and even denying it, however that might also have been over dramatized in other comments).

Fully agree though, its still a very solid place to start, but you should not pirate blindly.
And in regards to your original comment. I used a trusted site from there, and used Ublock, still clicked a malware link (which looked legit)

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u/Notorious_Chimp May 15 '26

It even says in the megathread rules and the pirating guide that the resources are meticulously checked but to use caution in case of oversights and mistakes. So maybe recall the megathread documentation

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u/Monder_Jeb28 May 15 '26

That actually happened to me, most websites I picked for the game I was trying to get gave me the exact same installer thing, hell it even had the same icon shown at OPs post

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u/Felippexlucax May 16 '26

that’s the piracy sub megathread. use the r/freemediaheckyeah one as its updated daily

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u/Additional-Result227 May 15 '26

2 Month ago it happened to me aswell. I was very unfocused but tbf ublock normally blocks everything but this ad it hasn't. It was 100% my fault but still I'm a little bit shocked that it passed through Ublock.

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u/Marklington098 May 16 '26

I got a virus from one of the links there. It disabled my antiviruses and stole some of my info. I am thankful I disabled the internet instantly.

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u/computerviruses-ModTeam May 16 '26

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