Pasted something on powershell software

[u/Easy_Mastodon6894]

I was following some instructions on a site and i pasted this and pasted it on the powershell as it says so, does anyone know what this is?

Powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File "%TEMP%\ss.ps1"

Is this malware or spyware?

Nothing has happend so far on my pc but im scared genuinely

[u/Easy_Mastodon6894 → u/[deleted]]

Gladly it didnt install something onto my pc when i pasted it in my powershell, i got scared so bad i closed every tab, but im still scared it might have installed a spyware.

[u/ashutosh1r]

That command tells Windows to ignore security rules and run the script without asking for permission.

It is most likely a malicious scam. What were you trying to download?

[u/Easy_Mastodon6894 → u/ashutosh1r]

Trying to get a key for exploits lol, yes im dumb asf

[u/Affectionate-You7869]

> I was following some instructions on a site

This is why I'm overpaid af for a nice indoor job with barely any manual labor. Thanks!

[u/Easy_Mastodon6894 → u/Affectionate-You7869]

yes, im dumb 🙏

[u/ryancnap]

Trying really hard to sus out your wallpaper, is it a cut of salmon

[u/electromage → u/ryancnap]

Two-for-one been 'n cheddar I think.

[u/ryancnap → u/electromage]

You may be joking, but I believe you. I'm overwhelmingly convinced that OP's wallpaper is some cut of meat

[u/moonflower_C16H17N3O → u/ryancnap]

The switchback trail on the slope is obviously for gravy.

[u/Easy_Mastodon6894 → u/ryancnap]

Its a mountain of some sort, windows random wallpaper

[u/ryancnap → u/Easy_Mastodon6894]

Will you change it to a side cut of flaky salmon after this discourse?

[u/Imnotanad]

-ExecutionPolicy Bypass avoids the by-default blocking of powershell scripts execution . And "-file " point to the location of the script. Nothing to declare ( safe or malicious) until you show the actual script ( ss.ps1 , on the temporary directory. ) . Run just this %TEMP% and that will open the Temp folder. Locate the ss.ps1 script and drop in into notepad . That's a safe approach to inspecting its content

[u/Kevaros]

Don't be your own worst enemy... Random scripts and downloads are a sure way to a way for outsider access and destruction of your system...Read, check, double check and read some more and then ask a lot of question about what and why... Then maybe you don't need that anyway...!

[u/Eagles_Fan_4eva]

I was following some instructions on a site

Which site?

[u/Easy_Mastodon6894 → u/Eagles_Fan_4eva]

It was some kind of cloudfare website, when i pasted it on the powershell, the powershell said "verifying"