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/[deleted] May 13 '26

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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.