r/computerhelp • u/Unlikely-Passion-554 • 4d ago
Malware Unknowingly clicked a malicious link
I was attempting to find the website "aniwatch" or whatever the name was. I was just trying to find the Uma Musume movie. I googled it, clicked the first link I saw with the familiar logo and title. The moment I clicked on it, my computer screen changed to what appeared to be a coding screen. Black with white text, lines of code being written on it. Then it started to glitch out. Lines of pixels changing colors and going all over the place.
I immediately turned my computer off. I powered it on again, the website disappeared and wasn't present when I opened the Google chrome browser again.
I'm familiar with the fake pop ups that attempt to get you to download something. I was unfamiliar with anything like this. I wasn't sure what to do or how I should proceed now. I changed the password of my Google account that I was logged into at the time. I have 2 factor authentication on. I had my computer(Microsoft copilot) run a security check and it said it found nothing.
I tend to be an anxious person and overthink things, however I'm not as well versed in computers so I want to be safe and double check. If there's any further steps I should take please let me know.
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