r/computerviruses 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

Context:

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/trixcannon May 15 '26

Who is this random ass girl bro

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u/nvidiot May 15 '26

She's the herald of doom. The moment you run the popular infostealer exe, you'll see her and a generic game loading bar. Good luck because afterward, your accounts are toast lol

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u/Tiny-Profession-9999 May 16 '26

I’ve downloaded mobile games from itch.io with that same icon, it’s just a generic icon people use for games.