I tried to reinstall a media playrr from an old file and now windows is detecting threats.

PUADlManager its called. Tried deleting it but it showed up again after. cleaned the registry too.

  • Sushi_Desires
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    3 years ago

    I would also run the Microsoft malicious software removal tool from their website (pretty easy to do).

    Then I would consider creating a bootable media rescue/scan disc (not installed to your computer), something like Kaspersky Rescue Disk and using Rufus to make a bootable thumb drive (all free if you have a thumb drive to put it on).

    If you actually installed something very nasty, bootable media like this have the advantage of deep cleaning the system before malicious software can hook in and obfuscate its activities and/or enact countermeasures

    • glk [none/use name]
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      3 years ago

      CAN a normal .exe become a virus years after download? By hijacking an update server the ,exe connects to or something?

      Microsoft malicious software removal found nothing!