virus ??

[Reza_]

Hello evryone, 

 

Recently i have spotted that an icon will sometimes pop up randomly at my task bar. I have no idea what it is (i don't reconise any of my programms) and fear that it's a virus or a spy. i didn't manage to screenshot it because it appears for a couple of seconds and disappears. It's also really random.

 

here is what it looks like: https://anonmgur.com?11942d4c2f68e9135783b4b60649423a.png (please don't make fun of my 5 year old drawing skils i did my best) 

 

if anyone reconises please let me know what it is.

 

Thank you 

 

(if this in the wrong section please move it. i'm new to this forum)

 

[Murasaki]

PowerShell?

https://www.google.bg/search?q=powershell&prmd=ivnslb&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjN4riz-anMAhVHYJoKHeEcDlgQ_AUIBigB

[GirlFromYonder]

33 minutes ago, Reza_ said:

Hello evryone, 

 

Recently i have spotted that an icon will sometimes pop up randomly at my task bar. I have no idea what it is (i don't reconise any of my programms) and fear that it's a virus or a spy. i didn't manage to screenshot it because it appears for a couple of seconds and disappears. It's also really random.

 

here is what it looks like: https://anonmgur.com?11942d4c2f68e9135783b4b60649423a.png (please don't make fun of my 5 year old drawing skils i did my best) 

 

if anyone reconises please let me know what it is.

 

Thank you 

 

(if this in the wrong section please move it. i'm new to this forum)

 

if it is powershell. then it is no virus

[I am an SSD]

34 minutes ago, Reza_ said:

 

 

Ignore it if its too much to ask but maybe a screenshot?

[Lurick]

Sounds like what you're seeing is PowerShell which itself isn't a virus but I've never known any program to constantly launch instances of powershell after it's installed.

[Reza_]

1 hour ago, ModuleLFS said:

PowerShell?

https://www.google.bg/search?q=powershell&prmd=ivnslb&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjN4riz-anMAhVHYJoKHeEcDlgQ_AUIBigB

yep that's the one 

[Reza_]

1 hour ago, I am an SSD said:

Ignore it if its too much to ask but maybe a screenshot?

i can't. it's to hard. it only pops up for a couple of seconds 

[Reza_]

48 minutes ago, Lurick said:

Sounds like what you're seeing is PowerShell which itself isn't a virus but I've never known any program to constantly launch instances of powershell after it's installed.

is this a bad thing ?

[KabuTheFox]

Try uninstalling anything you installed recently, and see if it reappears without them/it. If you're worried about it still. 

[Danielh90]

I would do a clean factory reset maybe something  got in the powershell files and did something.