Steam trojan. I'm still infected with malware?

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Hello,

New to the forums here and found some really great resources but I wanted to ask a quick question since I'm new to all of this terminology etc. I was recently hit with a trojan off of steam, and while i dont think i am infected i would like some of your expert opinions.

I downloaded the file and it went into my chrome downloads folder, and then clicked on it to open it. Windows 8 did not allow me to open it due to the file type.

Since the program technically didnt execute, am i infected? I promptly ran malware bytes and avast boot scan, and they both only found the original file i downloaded and no other threats on my system.

Do i have any cause to be worried?
Thanks for your help!
 
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You may be infected if you have any on these signs!
  1. Unexpected Crashes: If you’ve ever experienced this, you probably already know the hard way that your system crashing or regularly switching to the terrifying blue screen of death is a major red flag that something is very wrong. If it’s happening to you now, immediately scan your system for infections.
  2. Slow System: If you you’re not running any resource-heavy applications on your system but it’s running slowly anyway, it may be because your system is infected with a virus.
  3. Excessive Hard Drive Activity: Similarly, if you notice a lot of hard drive activity even when your computer is idle, this is a warning sign of a potential infection.
  4. Strange Windows: If strange windows pop up during the booting process, particularly those that warn you of lost access to various drives on your system, something is wrong.
  5. Peculiar Messages: If those troubling dialogue boxes crop up when your system is running alerting you that various programs or files won’t open, this is also a bad sign.
  6. Bad Program Activity: If your programs go missing, are corrupted, or start to open themselves without your initiation, and/or if you receive notification that a program is attempting to access the Internet without your command, this is a serious warning sign that you are the victim of malware.
    If you receive notification that a program is attempting to access the Internet without your command, this is a serious warning sign that you are the victim of malware.
  7. Random Network Activity: If your router is constantly blinking indicating a high level of network activity when you aren’t running any significant programs or accessing high amounts of Internet data, something might be wrong.
  8. Erratic Email: If your emails aren’t sent, or you hear from your contacts that they’re getting strange emails from you that you did not send yourself, this is a strong indication that your system has been compromised (or that your email password has been stolen).
  9. Blacklisted IP Address: If you receive notification that your IP address has been blacklisted, consider this about as sure a sign as any that your PC is not in good hands — there’s a very good chance it means your system has been compromised and is being used as one tentacle in far-reaching, spam-sending botnet.
  10. Unexpected Antivirus Disabling: Many malware programs are designed to disable the antivirus suites that would otherwise eradicate them, so if your antivirus system is suddenly not operating this could be a sign of a much larger problem.
 
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DS3542 said:
Hello,

New to the forums here and found some really great resources but I wanted to ask a quick question since I'm new to all of this terminology etc. I was recently hit with a trojan off of steam, and while i dont think i am infected i would like some of your expert opinions.

I downloaded the file and it went into my chrome downloads folder, and then clicked on it to open it. Windows 8 did not allow me to open it due to the file type.

Since the program technically didnt execute, am i infected? I promptly ran malware bytes and avast boot scan, and they both only found the original file i downloaded and no other threats on my system.

Do i have any cause to be worried?
Thanks for your help!
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Hello,
You should start a thread in our Malware Removal Assistance forum to make a check-up. Usually If both Malwarebytes and Avast said that your computer is clean, then there is a very low chance of still being infected with malware, but it's not impossible.
Additionally you can perform a scan with HitmanPro and ESET Online Scanner.
 
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;)See post number 2. I love ESET on line scanner and HitmanPro. We have the best malware fighters on MT in the world. If you think your still infected, see post number 2 and 4.;) TwinHeadedEagal and Argus Will-Get -er Done
 
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