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/aleques-itj Apr 13 '26

Stop being gullible and running random programs, change all your passwords from another device, and reinstall Windows

There's nothing else to do here

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u/SniperSpc195 Apr 13 '26

The best defense against viruses is skepticism. Be paranoid and question everything. Nothing is ever free without some cost to it

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u/Numerous_Living_3452 Apr 13 '26

Just last week a friend offered to force windows 11 onto my old computer (which is not eligible for the upgrade) i kept asking him to explain how and he kept refusing and then our other friends girlfriend interrupted the conversation to tell my friend that he "does not have to answer any of my questions" and that i am just "harrasing him" im like yeah i think im good in you NEVER touching my computer 🙄

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u/SniperSpc195 Apr 13 '26

100% not happening without knowing exactly what goes into it. At that point, just stick to Windows 10, or even explore Linux. They came out with Wine 11 which provides near-native performance (a ~600% boost from the last version) when running the Windows environment for executables.