Blue Screen of Death.

[Abdullah Arif]

So i accidentally downloaded some malware ( well not accidentally i was actually trying to get nord vpn for free). My Chrome got stuck and started crashing. I downloaded malware bytes and removed all the malware but the system kept hitting blue screen. It got a bit stabalized and Far Cry 5 ran okay but now when i try and launch Fortnite it says restart client error code 0. I tried all types of fixes cmd one verified my files and everything but it wouldn't start. The message is displayed after matchmaking. And sometimes the blue screen still appears. Any way i can fix this? Dont wanna install windows because too much data on c drive would be lost. 

[Wh0_Am_1]

3 hours ago, Abdullah Arif said:

So i accidentally downloaded some malware ( well not accidentally i was actually trying to get nord vpn for free). My Chrome got stuck and started crashing. I downloaded malware bytes and removed all the malware but the system kept hitting blue screen. It got a bit stabalized and Far Cry 5 ran okay but now when i try and launch Fortnite it says restart client error code 0. I tried all types of fixes cmd one verified my files and everything but it wouldn't start. The message is displayed after matchmaking. And sometimes the blue screen still appears. Any way i can fix this? Dont wanna install windows because too much data on c drive would be lost. 

Try AVG or Bitdefender, as much as I like the Malwarebytes antimalware software, it has a detection rate of less tan 60% meanwhile these other free-ish programs have a detection rate of 80-95%

Also kill the browser, it has almost certainly been compromised.

[Abdullah Arif]

53 minutes ago, Wh0_Am_1 said:

Also kill the browser, it has almost certainly been compromised.

well i used osronline and verified my minidump file crash report..... it says memory_corruption

 

[Wh0_Am_1]

8 minutes ago, Abdullah Arif said:

well i used osronline and verified my minidump file crash report..... it says memory_corruption

 

...that is not good, if it were ransomware you would probably already had all of your file encrypted, which means that it is probably an attempt to steal financial info, all of your secure data has probably been compromised, I would reset all passwords stored on the computer, contact any credit cards that you have, and freeze any debit cards you have on from there, and just secure all your data. Your browser by now has probably been hijacked, disconnect the computer from the internet, and use a different device for all aforementioned steps.

[Abdullah Arif]

1 minute ago, Wh0_Am_1 said:

...that is not good, if it were ransomware you would probably already had all of your file encrypted, which means that it is probably an attempt to steal financial info, all of your secure data has probably been compromised, I would reset all passwords stored on the computer, contact any credit cards that you have, and freeze any debit cards you have on from there, and just secure all your data. Your browser by now has probably been hijacked, disconnect the computer from the internet, and use a different device for all aforementioned steps.

had nothing on board except a steam acct n uplay n stuff

 

[AvocadosGuac]

1 minute ago, Wh0_Am_1 said:

...that is not good, if it were ransomware you would probably already had all of your file encrypted, which means that it is probably an attempt to steal financial info, all of your secure data has probably been compromised, I would reset all passwords stored on the computer, contact any credit cards that you have, and freeze any debit cards you have on from there, and just secure all your data. Your browser by now has probably been hijacked, disconnect the computer from the internet, and use a different device for all aforementioned steps.

Trust me, most ransomware doesnt try to steal data. It encrypts it, and leaves. It doesnt try to send more info to their servers than needed.

 

I wouldnt bother trying to fix the system though, a full system reset is easy enough these days.

[Abdullah Arif]

1 minute ago, Jrock said:

Trust me, most ransomware doesnt try to steal data. It encrypts it, and leaves. It doesnt try to send more info to their servers than needed.

 

I wouldnt bother trying to fix the system though, a full system reset is easy enough these days.

u mean re install windows?

 

[Wh0_Am_1]

2 minutes ago, Abdullah Arif said:

had nothing on board except a steam acct n uplay n stuff

 

Well that's good, then it would probably would be easier to just start from scratch and reinstall windows, and re download all those games.

 

2 minutes ago, Jrock said:

Trust me, most ransomware doesnt try to steal data. It encrypts it, and leaves. It doesnt try to send more info to their servers than needed.

 

I wouldnt bother trying to fix the system though, a full system reset is easy enough these days.

Yes I know I just dismissed that, if it were ransomware it would have been encrypted and nearly unusable a half an hour to 45 minutes ago.

[AvocadosGuac]

Just now, Abdullah Arif said:

u mean re install windows?

 

I would. It'll likely take between 1-3 hours and you'll be sure its gone.

 

Ive seen malware create backdoors into systems, only to not remove it and get re-encrypted in 2 weeks.

[Abdullah Arif]

1 minute ago, Wh0_Am_1 said:

Well that's good, then it would probably would be easier to just start from scratch and reinstall windows, and re download all those games.

 

Yes I know I just dismissed that, if it were ransomware it would have been encrypted and nearly unusable a half an hour to 45 minutes ago.

Then why the hell the system goes to BSOD

 

[AvocadosGuac]

1 minute ago, Wh0_Am_1 said:

Well that's good, then it would probably would be easier to just start from scratch and reinstall windows, and re download all those games.

 

Yes I know I just dismissed that, if it were ransomware it would have been encrypted and nearly unusable a half an hour to 45 minutes ago.

Some ransomeware only targets non-OS files, leaves browsers, the OS and other programs working but will encrypt any database/photo/video files.

[Abdullah Arif]

1 minute ago, Jrock said:

I would. It'll likely take between 1-3 hours and you'll be sure its gone.

 

Ive seen malware create backdoors into systems, only to not remove it and get re-encrypted in 2 weeks.

Installing windows might fix it then?

 

[AvocadosGuac]

Just now, Abdullah Arif said:

Then why the hell the system goes to BSOD

 

Just reinstall windows. Its simple to do, and the BSOD will go away.

[Wh0_Am_1]

Just now, Abdullah Arif said:

u mean re install windows?

 

Yes that is probably the easiest solution, though it isn't the end all be all clever hackers have bypassed that before. 

[Abdullah Arif]

Just now, Wh0_Am_1 said:

Yes that is probably the easiest solution, though it isn't the end all be all clever hackers have bypassed that before. 

Lol and i was trying to crack nord vpn

 

[Wh0_Am_1]

2 minutes ago, Jrock said:

Some ransomeware only targets non-OS files, leaves browsers, the OS and other programs working but will encrypt any database/photo/video files.

Yep, I know I have kept up on ransomware since before wannacry hit.

[Bajantechnician]

2 minutes ago, Abdullah Arif said:

Lol and i was trying to crack nord vpn

 

If you need a vpn, use hotspot vpn. I use it at school and it works wonderfully. Minimal to no ads sometimes.

[AvocadosGuac]

Just now, Wh0_Am_1 said:

Yep, I know I have kept up on ransomware since before wannacry hit.

My work got hit late 2016 and recently a few clients have been hit so its been stressful lmao.

[Wh0_Am_1]

2 minutes ago, Abdullah Arif said:

Lol and i was trying to crack nord vpn

 

Yeah not a good idea, this is the kind of stuff you can expect from that, unless you do yourself from scratch, which is theft, therefore don't do it.

[Abdullah Arif]

2 minutes ago, Bajantechnician said:

If you need a vpn, use hotspot vpn. I use it at school and it works wonderfully. Minimal to no ads sometimes.

i was trying to hid my ip bro wast looking for porn.....doing something.......

 

[Wh0_Am_1]

2 hours ago, Jrock said:

My work got hit late 2016 and recently a few clients have been hit so its been stressful lmao.

Totally, that is cybersecurity for you, and with major vulnerabilities such as Meltdown and Spectre in nearly every internet connected device known to man things get scary.

 

2 hours ago, Abdullah Arif said:

i was trying to hid my ip bro wast looking for porn.....doing something.......

*facepalm*

[Abdullah Arif]

1 minute ago, Wh0_Am_1 said:

Totally, that is cybersecurity for you, and with major vulnerabilities such as Meltdown and Spectre in nearly every internet connected device known to man things get scary.

I dont get it WHAT THE HELL IS WINDOWS DEFENDER FOR IF I CAN TURN IT OFF!

 

[Bajantechnician]

2 hours ago, Abdullah Arif said:

i was trying to hid my ip bro wast looking for porn.....doing something.......

yes. exactly. hotspot vpn is used to hide your ip. I assume you were looking for the nasties since you were the one who brought it up lol

 

2 hours ago, Wh0_Am_1 said:

*facepalm*

think theres an extra t after the was

 

2 hours ago, Abdullah Arif said:

I dont get it WHAT THE HELL IS WINDOWS DEFENDER FOR IF I CAN TURN IT OFF!

its for defending your computer... unless you dont want it...

 

kinda like condoms...

its for defending you... unless you dont want it...

[Wh0_Am_1]

2 minutes ago, Abdullah Arif said:

I dont get it WHAT THE HELL IS WINDOWS DEFENDER FOR IF I CAN TURN IT OFF!

 

That is your last line of defense for your OS, you don't want it off.

[Abdullah Arif]

2 hours ago, Wh0_Am_1 said:

That is your last line of defense for your OS, you don't want it off.

ur right they tried to take my steam good thing had phone authenticator on.... got it back

 

2 hours ago, Wh0_Am_1 said:

That is your last line of defense for your OS, you don't want it off.

its gonna take some time to bring windows from a friend...... any way i can stop further loss of my sensitive data?