[SOLVED] HELP, I THINK I MIGHT HAVE CAUGHT A MALWARE.

[Ketchup123123]

so basically there is this website my friend showed me a couple of years ago, you can get free games and apps from there, i used that website to get a few games for free on my old pc, and a few days ago I wanted to use it again to get photoshop( I never had problems with that website nor my friend) after I downloaded, opera was downloaded, never had it on my computer, and avast antivirus message popped up with "successfully installed", I deleted opera and avast antivirus after that and ran a windows malware test, it said no threats were found, I thought that I was okay because I didn't have any pop-ups after that.

today I opened task manager and I saw something weird, 35% usage (I have a 12 core cpu), but what is even weirder is that it drops down to 5-10 the second I open task manager, like the virus is playing hide and seek with me or something like that, I'll provide a video below, but what should I do??


here's a video:

https://imgur.com/a/PKfEn5g

View: https://imgur.com/a/PKfEn5g

 

[Shektron]

I think this is normal, because it happens me too, I think the additional CPU usage is just because of opening up task manager. I opened up task manager and my CPU immediately went to about 60% usage, then dropped to 7%. Again, I think it's just task manager opening up that causes the spike. To be safe, do a scan with Malwarebytes Anti-malware. If it comes clean there's little chance of you having any malware.

P.S. : A simple google search also reveals the same fact - task manager causes the CPU to be used as it reads all the tasks and so on. What you're seeing is normal.

 

[Ralston18]

If the gaming website slipped in Opera and Avast then some other tool or application could have been downloaded as well.

Run another AV application: e.g., free Malwarebytes.

Look in Task Manager's Startup Tab. Look in Task Scheduler.

Run Process Explorer (Microsoft).

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/process-explorer

However, that all said, when I open Task Manager it does much the same thing.....

 

[USAFRet]

The other question is...
What is this site?

"I wanted to use it again to get photoshop "
Photoshop is NOT 'free', and anywhere that distributes it 'for free' is highly likely to also distribute malware.

 

[Ketchup123123]

The other question is...
What is this site?

"I wanted to use it again to get photoshop "
Photoshop is NOT 'free', and anywhere that distributes it 'for free' is highly likely to also distribute malware.

that's what I said, I got games for free from that website(that aren't free on steam, origin etc.) and haven't had any issues, this is the website: Pirate website link removed by moderator

 

[bignastyid]

Get your games and programs through legit means(yes you'll likely have to pay for them) not piracy and you won't end up with viruses and malware.

 

[DSzymborski]

The easiest solution is to stop being a thief.