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<blockquote data-quote="JM Safe" data-source="post: 737200" data-attributes="member: 35684">Sometimes when you work with your PC can happen you suddenly think that you are infected by malware maybe because of slowdowns, etc. These are the first things I would do:1. Install Process Explorer and view all processes running and view if you see something suspicious (Process Explorer allows you to see VirusTotal ratios for all processes). An important thing you can do is that you can view paths of running processes so you can have a deeply comprehension of processes.2. If you find a suspicious process search on the web the name of process or, better, the hash of the executable. If you find that the process you searched was malicious, then you have to immediately KILL it to prevent further damages, if you cannot kill it, try to SUSPEND the process with Process Explorer.3. Run a deep scan with your AV.4. Run a deep scan with Emsisoft Emergency Kit or Zemana AntiMalware Free or Norton Power Eraser.5. You can also open CMD and type:ipconfig /displaydnsTo analyze suspicious traffic.Advice: surf with Chrome (sandboxed with Sandboxie Free) to prevent possible infections, and all times you visit sites that have forms to fill, scan them on VirusTotal before inserting any information.Comments are welcome. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite109" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite110" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="JM Safe, post: 737200, member: 35684"] Sometimes when you work with your PC can happen you suddenly think that you are infected by malware maybe because of slowdowns, etc. These are the first things I would do: 1. Install Process Explorer and view all processes running and view if you see something suspicious (Process Explorer allows you to see VirusTotal ratios for all processes). An important thing you can do is that you can view paths of running processes so you can have a deeply comprehension of processes. 2. If you find a suspicious process search on the web the name of process or, better, the hash of the executable. If you find that the process you searched was malicious, then you have to immediately KILL it to prevent further damages, if you cannot kill it, try to SUSPEND the process with Process Explorer. 3. Run a deep scan with your AV. 4. Run a deep scan with Emsisoft Emergency Kit or Zemana AntiMalware Free or Norton Power Eraser. 5. You can also open CMD and type: ipconfig /displaydns To analyze suspicious traffic. Advice: surf with Chrome (sandboxed with Sandboxie Free) to prevent possible infections, and all times you visit sites that have forms to fill, scan them on VirusTotal before inserting any information. Comments are welcome. :);) [/QUOTE]

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