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.

  • learntocod [they/them]
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    3 years ago

    Try Autoruns, it’s part of a suite of tools that Microsoft purchased. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/

    • glk [none/use name]
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      3 years ago

      thats cool. Googling all the things highlighted as non 'non verified' to see if theyre bad.

    • SolidaritySplodarity [they/them]
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      3 years ago

      This is the only correct answer. Make a new set of backups (so help me if you don't regularly back up) and reinstall from scratch.

  • 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!

  • glk [none/use name]
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    3 years ago

    update: windows defender claims to have found threats, but doesnt specify and doesnt do anything when i click 'take action'

  • Saint [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    It's been years since I've had to do this, but I always found that the majorgeeks instructions work: https://forums.majorgeeks.com/threads/vista-windows-7-8-10-malware-removal-cleaning-procedure.139681/

    • glk [none/use name]
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      3 years ago

      ty! I installed malwarebytes. It found threats but they all seem to relate to having a pirated windows copy, thats good right?

      • bewts [he/him,comrade/them]
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        3 years ago

        lol nice. It is normal for antivirus / antimalware programs to detect software cracks as infected yeah. They can be a working crack and still be infected however.

        Last time I messed with that junk MalwareBytes was by far the best program at fixing the junk. Sometimes they'll leave bits and pieces behind that can be removed using HijackThis, but you wanna be a little careful with HijackThis since you can remove important stuff.