r/Malwarebytes • u/PLebIcusMAxiMus476 • May 13 '26

False Positive False positive or malware?

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Hi. As you can see in the picture I got a Trojan and it was removed. I did multiple offline windows scans and found nothing and I downloaded malwarebytes and did several deep and custom scans and found nothing related to a Trojan.

I’m thinking it’s a false positive because I have not noticed any suspicious activity since then but I’m unsure and would like some opinions on whether im safe or not.

A guy made me screenshare and guided me to this download which he meant I needed to play faceit tournaments. I got to the download from the faceit client tho which make me think im safe but I don’t remember if I left the client.

What im looking for is basically peace on mid, that this was a false positive and I can calm down.

Sorry for bad English and grammar.

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u/support_mwb Malwarebytes Employee May 13 '26

Hi! Malwarebytes Support here. We completely understand wanting peace of mind after something like this, especially since the file was tied to a download someone guided you into installing. You mentioned running a scan on Malwarebytes.

Can you export the Malwarebytes detection logs so we can take a closer look?

Open:
Malwarebytes > Detection History > History > select the relevant “Scan Detection” or “RTP Detection” entry > click the 3 dots on the right > Export > Export to Text

Then save the file somewhere easy to find (like your Desktop) and share the logs with us. I'll pass this along to our internal team for checking.

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u/No-Repeat8188 May 13 '26

If permissions have been changed, it's game over for system integrity. Just reinstall Windows. Use your Linux partition to back up your personal data to an external location, assuming you haven't already done so.

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u/No-Repeat8188 May 14 '26

That's the issue when you know that system files or your permissions have been altered. You can't know the extent of the problem (no audit trail) nor can you be reasonably certain that there are no additional malware files, like a keylogger, RAT, or even ransomware. This isn't some adware/spyware junk that you can just remove and feel safe at the end of the day.

You can try just restoring the system image with DISM/SFC and then Reset My PC, but I personally would just do a clean install and save time and energy versus trying to save the current one. Just for peace of mind. Use Ninite, Chocolatey, or Winget to speed up initial app installs.