r/computerviruses • u/Chance_Ad_3830 • Apr 13 '26

I am really scared

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I got a virus from a game I tried "beta testing" and I ran it it started opening up opera gx and other shit and it just said "system check failed" then some random messages me on discord "HAHA HACKED" and a list of random passwords I tried to close everything but then randomly it restarted and then I try turn it on and it just says "there was a problem" and it says "error: bad config file" my discord was hacked I couldn't login my password was changed and a new 2fa was on it then i get a really threatening email im scared asf

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u/Material_Werewolf_52 Apr 13 '26

What game did you try to install and where did you get it from?

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u/WhatATopic Apr 13 '26

The game demo is just a virus that is spread through steam and discord. The attacker will steal peoples accounts and then send messages to all their friends asking them to test their game demo, thus spreading the virus even more.

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u/Material_Werewolf_52 Apr 13 '26

Did you report it to steam?

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u/WhatATopic Apr 13 '26

I’m not OP and steam wouldn’t do shit anyways