Malware? Spyware? Hacked? Help please.
Hello!
I am having a bit of a weird issue. I tend to leave my computer on and running witch I know isn't the best thing to do but It will sleep and lock. So I would walk away for a couple hours and even sometimes a day.
I noticed a couple days ago multiple tabs were opened all at the same time by themselves showing my account information on Amazon, Google, PayPal login and other account info. Temu even… yet I don't use Temu. Googles Third-party apps & services.
I have scanned multiple times with multiple antivirus removed all extensions. Utilized Seraph Secure to make sure someone wasn't remoted in. Cleared all cookies and full history on chrome and the other browsers I use. This is still occurring.
It seems to login to the account if it's able to and move to my account settings. I recently removed most of my saved password. So it's now stopping at the login page?
I have caught it open twice on Chrome and OperaGX but all the tabs will close themselves. Only once did it not close all the tabs down on chrome. I can see my history that's this has happened a hand full of times. I don't leave my PC running anymore since this but has anyone seen anything likes this? I am concerned I need to just nuke this whole PC at this point if that would even stop this. Not sure what to do. I can't find any info about this.
Very weird.
Thanks for the help.
Answers
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Here are some steps you can take to resolve this problem:
1) Change Your Passwords: Change passwords for all accounts accessed from your computer, especially sensitive ones like Amazon, Google, and PayPal. Use a different device to change your passwords if possible.
2) Enable Two-Factor Authentication (2FA): For accounts that support it, enable 2FA to add an extra layer of security.
3) Review Installed Applications: Go through your installed programs to check for any that you do not recognize or did not install yourself. Uninstall anything suspicious.
4) Reset your web browsers:
Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/3296214?hl=en
Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/refresh-firefox-reset-add-ons-and-settings
Microsoft Edge: https://malwaretips.com/blogs/reset-microsoft-edge/
Opera: https://browsersolution.com/reset-opera-browser
Vivaldi: https://help.vivaldi.com/desktop/install-update/full-reset-of-vivaldi/
Brave: https://support.brave.com/hc/en-us/articles/360017903152-How-do-I-reset-Brave-settings-to-default
5) Open the Run command and execute the following commands one by one:
temp - delete all the files in the folder
%temp% - delete all the files in the folder
prefetch - delete all the files in the folder
6) Run Disk Cleanup using this guide:
7) Reset the Windows host file to default. You can find instructions here:
8) Update and run a full scan with your Bitdefender product.
9) For more suspected threats, use online scanners from various antimalware vendors that do not require installation.
AdwCleaner:
ESET Online Scanner:
F‑Secure's free virus scanner:
Dr.Web CureIt!:
Trend Micro HouseCall:
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First thing I did was change passwords and enable 2FA and anything I haven't yet.
But ok I will go through each of these and hopefully this won't happen again.
Will keep ya'll posted.
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