Posted July 13, 2022 Hello !! well is just like the tittle ... i make the mistake to dowload a cracked game " SC2 " and get a virus .... all my emails and accounts has been stolen (3 moths ago). I recover in a week some of them and my emails BUT i got a problem .... my university "email" was hacked and used to deliver more "fishing" email to a lot of people and i get some emails to me in the form of extortion , asking me for money or they gonna reveal my personal data ... I use to work for the Army in my country and i have "delicate" data that cant get me fired or with a good sue . They dont say they have this kind of data , just tell me "u see a lot of porn" (that is true ) all their emails was in english (im from peru) just the last one in sunday was in spanish. Im in problems ? they are bluffing ? they ask me $1280 butt that in my country is like 5 min wage payment in peru and im poor af beauce i just paid my collage payments . H E L P (SORRY FOR THE BROKEN ENGLISH) i get a Avast premium Anti virus ... is that good for that kind of virus ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 13, 2022 Well, there's not much you can do at this point unfortunately. Just make new accounts. Were your files encrypted by said virus? I assume not. Laptops for sale: [FS] [US] Vintage laptop collection + parts - Classifieds - Linus Tech Tips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 13, 2022 Unfortunately, that's the risk you take when you pirate cracked copies of recent software. All you can really do at this point is make sure they no longer have access to your accounts, and either pay them or hope they're bluffing. I sold my soul for ProSupport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 13, 2022 13 hours ago, LiamPerukistan said: i get a Avast premium Anti virus ... is that good for that kind of virus ? It's trash. Bitdefender Total Security is much better and you can renew the free trial every few months by simply creating a new account from the promo page and a throwaway temporary email. Also, if you use any kind of security suite that isn't just a plain anti virus, you should make it so it ask you every time a software wants access to the internet (firewall). Even more so to protect yourself from bad softwares that you install. 13 hours ago, LiamPerukistan said: just tell me "u see a lot of porn" (that is true ) Everyone looks at porn, there's nothing wrong with that and frankly it could just be a bluff exactly because everyone looks at porn. Regardless of what happens, you're kind of screwed. I would recommend just formatting your PC and Reset your router just in case. Then change ALL your passwords and use Keepass, Bitwarden or some other password manager to ensure everything has a unique password. After that, set up your firewall in Alert mode to make sure it ask you every time somethings wants internet access. CPU: AMD Ryzen 3700x / GPU: Asus Radeon RX 6750XT OC 12GB / RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x8GB DDR4-3200 MOBO: MSI B450m Gaming Plus / NVME: Corsair MP510 240GB / Case: TT Core v21 / PSU: Seasonic 750W / OS: Win 10 Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 13, 2022 The "You look at lots of porn" thing is a stock scammer/hacker gambit. Often accompanied by a claim that they hacked your webcam so they have video of you pleasuring yourself. They're just betting that "you look at lots of porn" will be true for a huge percentage of their targets. Corps aren't your friends. "Bottleneck calculators" are BS. Only suckers buy based on brand. It's your PC, do what makes you happy. If your build meets your needs, you don't need anyone else to "rate" it for you. And talking about being part of a "master race" is cringe. Watch this space for further truths people need to hear. Ryzen 7 5800X3D | ASRock X570 PG Velocita | PowerColor Red Devil RX 6900 XT | 4x8GB Crucial Ballistix 3600mt/s CL16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 13, 2022 (edited) < removed by moderation > OP: So a few points: 1) You got burned by pirating software. Sucks to be you. Learned a lesson? Hopefully, yes. 2) "We have video of you watching porn" is a very common email to see, it's fake, and doesn't mean shit. Ignore them. 3) Here's what you need to do: Reformat your PC. Wipe /everything/. Delete drive partitions, etc. Reinstall Fresh from guaranteed good media. (IF you don't have it, make it on another PC somewhere that is clean.) After you wipe your PC: Go change your Email, Bank, Credit Cards, Paypal, etc. etc. passwords to something new and strong. Don't use variations of old passwords. Go into your email, and verify it's clean. Double check the "Rules" if you use Outlook. Hackers hide shit in those. Stop pirating shit. It's a really quick way to fuck up your PC, and make the rest of your life hell until its fixed. Edited July 13, 2022 by LogicalDrm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 13, 2022 *** Thread cleaned *** I'm saddened to see the state of this community. Shameful. If you think this thread is in breach of Community Standards, report and don't bother replying. Moderation will handle things. If your only purpose of replying is to attack someone, you can imo just find another forum. We don't want nor need you here. *** @LiamPerukistan, as noted, the extortion with "data" is simple scam. They would first need to prove to have any data in order to be believable. Usually they just have crypto key and email is burner. So if you have more concrete than those, then worry. Also, don't ever move work related data on your personal hardware or accounts. Thats rule #1 of data security. ^^^^ That's my post ^^^^ <-- This is me --- That's your scrollbar --> vvvv Who's there? vvvv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 13, 2022 Always scan all downloads with VirusTotal online scan: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/home/upload Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 13, 2022 Author Thanks to everybody ... and for the one who "kick me in the floor" to ... sometimes people need a SLAP to stay in the way. I learn my lesson (no more cracked games) and this open up to me a new perspective about the internet. Thanks again for the T I P S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 13, 2022 1 minute ago, LWM723 said: Always scan all downloads with VirusTotal online scan: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/home/upload Ah, where to begin with that one. Virustotal has a file size limit of 650mb, so unless OP is uploading a file smaller than that its not going to work. Downloading and installing a decent AV will take less time and will actually give you a chance to scan the entire system. If virus executeable is noclick, then virustotal is not gonna help, system would be compromised already. If user has already click and ran a malware, then virustotal only tells user that they got a malware, it doesnt offer any way to remove them. And if the signature of the file is not in VT database, there is also the time it takes to upload a 650mb file would take ages on slow upload bandwidth would certainly be orders of magnitude faster than downloading and a decent AV. TLDR: If you are doing shit like this, better have a decent AV installed (but be fully aware that it wont save your butt all the time). mY sYsTeM iS Not pErfoRmInG aS gOOd As I sAW oN yOuTuBe. WhA t IS a GoOd FaN CuRVe??!!? wHat aRe tEh GoOd OvERclok SeTTinGS FoR My CaRd?? HoW CaN I foRcE my GpU to uSe 1o0%? BuT WiLL i HaVE Bo0tllEnEcKs? RyZEN dOeS NoT peRfORm BetTer wItH HiGhER sPEED RaM!!! dId i WiN teH SiLiCON LotTerrY? yOu ShoUlD dEsHrOuD uR GPU. my SYstEm iS UNDerPerforMiNg iN WarzONE. can mY Pc Run WiNdOwS 11 ?? woUld BaKInG MY GRaPHics card fIX it? MultimETeR TeSTiNG!! aMd'S GpU DrIvErS aRe as goOD aS NviDia's YOU SHoUlD oVERCloCk yOUR ramS To 5000C18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted July 15, 2022 On 7/13/2022 at 8:49 AM, LiamPerukistan said: Thanks to everybody ... and for the one who "kick me in the floor" to ... sometimes people need a SLAP to stay in the way. I learn my lesson (no more cracked games) and this open up to me a new perspective about the internet. Thanks again for the T I P S. i use to get cracked games too but steam use to have good sales were most games became like $5 so i just stopped. you can add it to your wish list and will email you when price drops. dont no about gog but if you can buy from there first as there games are drm free i been told. if steam or gog dont have it then its a different story i guess. I have dyslexia plz be kind to me. dont like my post dont read it or respond thx also i edit post alot because you no why... Thrasher_565 hub links build logs Corsair Lian Li Bykski Barrow thermaltake nzxt aquacomputer 5v argb pin out guide + argb info 5v device to 12v mb header Odds and Sods Argb Rgb Links Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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