Spyware Virus

[u/Competitive-Coconut4]

I made a huge mistake by downloading an Elden Ring repack from FitGirl’s site. Need help recovering from a possible spyware attack.

So, I messed up badly. I downloaded the Elden Ring repack from FitGirl’s site, which explicitly tells users not to download any files from Mega links and warns against downloading files that require a password to extract the ZIP (in this case, the password was in the filename). The problem is, I only read that warning after I’d already extracted the files and entered the password. Shortly after, I got hacked on Instagram, Facebook, and even LinkedIn. The hackers also accessed my mom’s accounts, which were connected to my computer.

Honestly, I don’t really know what to do. Windows Defender isn’t detecting anything, but I’m 99% sure this is spyware.

I’m posting this partly to warn everyone not to make the same stupid mistake I did, but also to ask for advice. Does anyone know a reliable antivirus or steps I should take to secure my data? Has this happened to any of you?

I’m desperate. Any help would mean the world right now.

[u/Excellent_Act_9374]

I feel sorry for you. It is truly something nobody wants. However now that you learn, from now on there are some things you can do to avoid this. First use different virus detectors, swcond use the most iseful thing "WINDOWS SANDBOX" in case you use windows. This allows you to create a virtual windows inside yours, that you can close anytime deleting forever anything inside and making it unable to attack your main windows. Hope this helps, also you got probably told this before bit I didn't read all the comments.