Potential virus/malware?

[spree]

Hello there.

 

I wanted to download a game I used to play when I was a child, and googled around and came across the website "gamefabrique.com" which had a button to download it. The came game out 2003 so I didnt think much of the site that I was on (not like I was trying to get 59.99 game for free, but an old game that was no longer available elsewhere)

 

Anyway I clicked the download button and the site redirected me to another page (still on the site though) where I was asked to click the "download game" button. Just got a funny feeling and closed down the site. Then searched around a bit and apperently many people have experienced that they have gotten virus/malware from this site. Anyways, to my question:

 

Do you think I was able to catch something, such as a virus or malware from this site even though I didnt click the "final" download button? 

 

I'm also thinking there wouldn't be much of an "audience" to target with a virus/malware from a game that came out 2003? Rather that those people that have gotten viruses from this site has tried to download a more "popular" game that costs money?

 

Ive already ran malwarebytes and it found nothing. Nothing was downloaded when looking at chromes download history. 

[JavierKasunic]

If you didn't download anything then you shouldn't be worried about it. I doubt they'd be able to somehow inject a virus in your PC just by looking at the page, internet would be a chaos if that was the case.

[spree]

Just now, JavierKasunic said:

If you didn't download anything

By "if you didnt download anything" do you mean actually seeing something download? Cause I did click the first download button, not just what I'm assuming the "final" download button. 

 

But you're probably right. I'm just being paranoid. 

[Worstcaster]

You could always just download Avast and Malwarebytes (Sorry, I missed the last line of your opening post) to check. 

[spree]

3 minutes ago, Worstcaster said:

You could always just download Avast and Malwarebytes (Sorry, I missed the last line of your opening post) to check. 

Avast found nothing. Malwarebytes found nothing.

[JavierKasunic]

Yes, and I just went to the site and downloaded a game. It seems to be a rooms site that downloads some emulator and even though it dowloaded Castlevania The New Generation instead of GTA: Liberty City as I first downloaded and it uses one of those sketchy program downloaders, it doesn't seem to have viruses.

[spree]

1 minute ago, JavierKasunic said:

Yes, and I just went to the site and downloaded a game. It seems to be a rooms site that downloads some emulator and even though it dowloaded Castlevania The New Generation instead of GTA: Liberty City as I first downloaded and it uses one of those sketchy program downloaders, it doesn't seem to have viruses.

Here's the game I was trying to download: https://gamefabrique.com/games/emergency-fire-response/

[JavierKasunic]

All the whole site does is install Castlevania - the New Generation, it might be that whoever made it was just trying to get people download what the program downloader tries to make you download, because as far I can see, there's no viruses on the game itself. And even then, you didn't download it so, there's nothing to worry about.

[spree]

Just now, JavierKasunic said:

All the whole site does is install Castlevania - the New Generation, it might be that whoever made it was just trying to get people download what the program downloader tries to make you download, because as far I can see, there's no viruses on the game itself. And even then, you didn't download it so, there's nothing to worry about.

Alright. Thank you man!

[spree]

4 minutes ago, JavierKasunic said:

All the whole site does is install Castlevania - the New Generation, it might be that whoever made it was just trying to get people download what the program downloader tries to make you download, because as far I can see, there's no viruses on the game itself. And even then, you didn't download it so, there's nothing to worry about.

Just cause I'm curious, did you also get 2 download buttons before anything actually downloads? 

[AlexOak]

If you are worried about something use Windows sandbox located in windows features.  This sandboxes the virtual space so if it was a virus it wont affect your windows pc.

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Windows-Kernel-Internals/Windows-Sandbox/ba-p/301849

[spree]

3 minutes ago, AlexOak said:

If you are worried about something use Windows sandbox located in windows features.  This sandboxes the virtual space so if it was a virus it wont affect your windows pc.

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Windows-Kernel-Internals/Windows-Sandbox/ba-p/301849

I've never heard of this before. Thank you! I will check it out.

[JavierKasunic]

Here's the actual game if you still want to play it: https://archive.org/details/DreamCatcher_Emergency_Fire_Response_Win98_2003

 

Not that I endorse pirating the game, but it's been released more than a decade ago, it doesn't really matter to that point.