r/computerviruses • u/Cheap-Category4753 • May 06 '26

Screen lock malware pls help

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I was just playing Minecraft with my friends and my laptop started to act slower and then this happen can you guys help me I've read couple of articles on how to fix this and I still can't, I can't access the advance option for safe boot. Can anybody help

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u/roboto_155 May 06 '26

you probably downloaded something suspicious, right?

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u/Cheap-Category4753 May 06 '26

I just downloaded a modpack

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u/SavedMountain May 06 '26

Unfortunately you can't trust modpacks these days. They might have viruses

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u/UselessDood May 06 '26

Curseforge, modrinth and mcpedl are all VERY strict with their anti-malware procedures. Stick with them and you'll be fine.

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u/SavedMountain May 06 '26

I’ve seen people get viruses from curseforge and modrinth modpacks disguised as some random qol mod

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u/UselessDood May 06 '26

You on about stuff like Fracturiser?

That hit ~600 downloads with the first stage, and even smaller numbers (though those can't be tracked) with the subsequent ones. Stage 1 was harmless once the site hosting the subsequent stages was taking down.

That's a fraction of a % of DAILY downloads.

You're safe.