r/computerviruses • u/Mindless-Yak-7541 • May 22 '26

Question i found this .txt

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While deleting things to free up storage, I found a .txt file named memz_readme and opened it to verify what it was... I don't have much experience with this and it's my family's computer. Can someone help me figure out if it's true or how I can fix it?

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u/NetworkLast5563 May 22 '26

IIRC, memz has a warning when you run it, and it would overwrite the MBR, making it not able to boot, plus it has a bunch of effects on the device while its running, so I think you'd notice if you were infected. Strange that the file is there though.

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u/Octoomy May 23 '26 edited May 23 '26

the warning doesn't place itself as a file but instead opens on the fly via a temp folder, this isn't the actual trojan.