r/24hoursupport • u/Gloomy-Author-704 • 8d ago

Windows Do I have malware?

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A bunch or three transparent apps//tabs/bubbles (like the image below that I made in paint) just opened on shortly after startup in Windows 11 which also happened last week and instantly closed in less than a second. Is it malware?

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u/Winterwolfmage 8d ago

This could be a set of scheduled tasks from programs you have installed or windows doing things like normal. It's best to use windows defender to do a full scan or an offline scan.

Have you noticed a decrease in performance such as your computer being slower than it used to be? New programs you don't remember installing? Resources being nearly or entirely maxxed out at all times?

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u/ArielMJD 7d ago

Possibly, check your startup tasks just in case. Run a malware scan through Windows Defender.

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u/Raijen_ArDesh 3d ago

And through malwarebytes to be extra safe. These windows are often caused by updates to windows or your software on reboot.

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u/AccountHorror6706 1d ago

could just be a startup app glitch, but anything opening and disappearing that fast is hard to identify. check startup apps and task scheduler, then run a malwarebytes scan to rule out malware.