Hello everyone, please refrain from using UploadHaven, as it gave me some sort of virus called "Energy" I believe it is some sort of crypto miner or adware, fortunately it wasn't too difficult to get rid of (at least I think I did). Anyways I believe what caused the issue was that I had clicked on the timer that was on the site (that I had to wait for to start my download) and then I foolishly ran the inner file/.exe/whatever rather than to have assumed something was wrong. Also as a side note when using Windows Defender Antivirus to directly scan the virus' folder, it had come up as if there were no issues. I'm writing this post as a warning for others and I urge all of you to check your systems for the virus. Keep in mind that I am not blaming the uploader, the dev or F95zone for the virus that I had, I am blaming both myself (for my stupidity) and UploadHaven for having the virus in the first place. This is just part and parcel of our shared filthy hobby haha. Also keep in mind that I am not some sort of computer expert, I'm definitely better than most people but I am still far from being an expert. In case you do have Energy I've added a step by step process on how I removed it from my computer below.
I ONLY KNOW HOW TO USE WINDOWS, SO ANY MAC AND LINUS USERS, I CAN'T HELP YOU.
How to remove Energy (how I did it myself);
- Open Task Manager.
- Go to that Startup tab.
- Disable Energy.
- Restart your computer.
- Go back to Task Manager's Startup tab.
- Right click Energy and select "Open File Location".
- Delete the folder that holds all of Energy's files. (Go back one folder in the file directory and select the folder that holds all the files you first see after step 6)
- Go to Recycle Bin/Trash on your PC.
- Delete Energy's folder inside Recycle Bin/Trash.
- If you have a good virus scanner run a full scan just in case and/or for peace of mind.
- An entry for Energy will likely remain within your Task Manager's Startup tab, if you right click it and see that the "Open File Location" option is no longer available (like in the image below) than that means that Energy is now just a Invalid Entry, and as far as I know it's now harmless even if you were to Enable it (don't do that anyways haha).
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If you want to remove Energy's Invalid Entry from Task Manager's Startup tab, then I'll refer you to use 'Autoruns' for Windows. Keep in mind that this step is not 100% required, as an Invalid Entry, Energy is now completely harmless and it can't do anything, it's only real downside is the waste of space it now is. Autoruns is an official product that's either by Microsoft themselves or endorsed by them, either way I'm just trying to say that it's safe to use, I'd also like to add that it's free. I hope this helps people and I recommend that you all start to avoid UploadHaven from now on.
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If you do use Autoruns than you should see that Energy is highlighted in yellow if you had followed the steps properly.
IF YOU REMOVE THE WRONG FILE WITH AUTORUNS YOU CAN REALLY FUCK UP YOUR COMPUTER SO BE CAREFUL WITH IT!
IT'S VERY EASY TO USE SO DON'T WORRY, JUST DON'T FUCK AROUND WITH IT!
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This is my final result after using Autoruns, if you compare this image with the one from before you will see that Energy is no longer listed.