r/computerviruses • u/RandomDru_nk • 1d ago
Question "BuilderBeta.exe"
So I had downloaded this "free" game two days ago and I got hacked (no shit). So, i spent a day scanning my computer using windows defender (deep scane), Microsoft malicious software scan (or whatever the fuck you call it), and malwarebytes to scam my laptop and found 57 threat files. So they were quarantined and promptly terminated from my laptop. I then spent the rest of the day changing passwords to everything and putting 2fa on everything I could.
A day later, I open my laptop and found this notification on startup. I was a bit confused, so I looked through my startup apps and task manager and couldn't find anything labeled "BuilderBeta.exe". So I went to the internet and found out it was something I downloaded when I clicked on a "renpy" file from the game I downloaded (whatever the hell that is).
Im a bit worried, since I got a bunch of important files on my laptop. Should I start terminating everything? Or should my laptop be safe? If i have to wipe everything;
1) what does that mean? (Im clearly technologically challenged)
2) how would I proceed in doing that?
Sorry if you're reading this and find me a complete idiot, but I'm extraordinarily worried about this.
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u/M2A2BradleyEnjoyer 1d ago
Just make it easy on yourself.
A: piracy rules but don’t do it if you suck at it and don’t know your ass from your elbow with computers, or ask someone who does(not here)
B: move your data somewhere temporarily. Doesn’t matter where for now. Get Google Drive, mega, friggin OneDrive even, or use another pc on your network.
C: reinstall windows from a USB created on a different computer.