hey folks, i think i just did an oopsie. in my unright goon clouded mind, i had downloaded full_version_54454874_local_game_installation when i was trying to download a game on ryuugames. and in my folly, i had extracted and ran the game.exe in from this .rar. there is no effect as of now, are there any advices? should i be worried? i'm currently running windows full scan, and the only detail that i remember happening when i ran the game.exe was cmd opening and something along the lines of "running game.exe" and it just started a blank chrome window.
[HELP] game.exe on full_version_54454874_local_game_installation?
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morphnet
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Are you running an active AV?
If you are, is your AV up to date? program and definitions?
Did you disconnect from the internet before running the scan?
Before you started your scan did you restart windows in safemode?
Have you run a boot time scan and a full scan?
Which programs are you running scans with?
If you did restart in safemode, did you check your AV logs / notifications first?
When the blank chrome window popped up did your AV give / show a notification it had blocked the connection?
Do you have a restore point backed up?
If you are, is your AV up to date? program and definitions?
Did you disconnect from the internet before running the scan?
Before you started your scan did you restart windows in safemode?
Have you run a boot time scan and a full scan?
Which programs are you running scans with?
If you did restart in safemode, did you check your AV logs / notifications first?
When the blank chrome window popped up did your AV give / show a notification it had blocked the connection?
Do you have a restore point backed up?
I only use windows defender and it had not flagged anything after running an offline scan. Also, Haven't run in safemode yet or boot time scan. Finally, when that one time that the blank chrome window popped up, i think i saw something along the lines of "xiansearch". I didn't find anything onle regarding xiansearh or local_game54454874 though.
morphnet
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It's completely up to you but it's a good idea to run more than one security app, consider running malwarebytes or one like it along with your AV. Make sure that all security apps are always up to date, not just their definitions but the programs itself.
If you are worried you might be infected always disconnect from the internet right away, it's best to run a boot time scan and start windows in safemode. Boot time scan will scan all processes as they load up and safemode will start window theoretically with only the essentials running.
Run a full scan with both / all security apps (don't run them at the same time). Make sure you keep a recent restore point but remember sometimes a restore point will not be enough and you will have to do a format and reinstall. While most people are ok with a standard format the safest way (considered overkill) is to do a low level format or zero-filling. This essentially wipes all data.
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hope this helps