Malware or Virus??? STUCK?!

[Anthony Mendez]

So like many other people I tried downloading some game from torrent and it didn't end up so good. As always, you do the custom installation and deselect all that crap so it doesnt install. For some reason, I guess from all the times that I tried to initiate the program it somehow installed all that malware. I had to deactivate windows defender because that usually mistakes cracked games as viruses. So now I have 20 advertisement audio's playing in the background and I have all these apps installed that I cannot uninstall. Any website that has an anti-virus is blocked. I did an offline windows defender on a usb and that supposedly cleaned it out but that only allowed me to go on the internet a bit more, but I still cannot open any antivirus .exe or download them. Help please I do not want to have to do a fresh wipe of my hdd, which I did not even a month ago.

 

[Corwin65]

The only way is to ensure everything is gone is . . . a fresh install. Hopefully you've learned your lesson.

 

[TechyInAZ]

Install https/www.malwarebytes.com/ free version. It's one of the best out there, it should cleanup everything for you without trouble. I just hope you can install it.

 

[rgd1101]

So like many other people I tried downloading some game from torrent and it didn't end up so good. As always, you do the custom installation and deselect all that crap so it doesnt install. For some reason, I guess from all the times that I tried to initiate the program it somehow installed all that malware. I had to deactivate windows defender because that usually mistakes cracked games as viruses. So now I have 20 advertisement audio's playing in the background and I have all these apps installed that I cannot uninstall. Any website that has an anti-virus is blocked. I did an offline windows defender on a usb and that supposedly cleaned it out but that only allowed me to go on the internet a bit more, but I still cannot open any antivirus .exe or download them. Help please I do not want to have to do a fresh wipe of my hdd, which I did not even a month ago.

Most people are good people not unlike someone.
Cracked games are virus/malware. most of them don't do it for free.
Sound like you know the answer, fresh reinstall

 

[Corwin65]

Install https/www.malwarebytes.com/ free version. It's one of the best out there, it should cleanup everything for you without trouble. I just hope you can install it.

He's having trouble getting anti malware to run or download, or to even get to the site.

 

[why_wolf]

nuke it and do a fresh install. It's the only way to be sure.

 

[Anthony Mendez]

Install https/www.malwarebytes.com/ free version. It's one of the best out there, it should cleanup everything for you without trouble. I just hope you can install it.

So like many other people I tried downloading some game from torrent and it didn't end up so good. As always, you do the custom installation and deselect all that crap so it doesnt install. For some reason, I guess from all the times that I tried to initiate the program it somehow installed all that malware. I had to deactivate windows defender because that usually mistakes cracked games as viruses. So now I have 20 advertisement audio's playing in the background and I have all these apps installed that I cannot uninstall. Any website that has an anti-virus is blocked. I did an offline windows defender on a usb and that supposedly cleaned it out but that only allowed me to go on the internet a bit more, but I still cannot open any antivirus .exe or download them. Help please I do not want to have to do a fresh wipe of my hdd, which I did not even a month ago.

Most people are good people not unlike someone.
Cracked games are virus/malware. most of them don't do it for free.
Sound like you know the answer, fresh reinstall

I tried that before I did that whole usb thing, so do you think it will work now? If it doesn't work, what else is there to do? I have a laptop to put all the stuff on so there is my beautiful child to help me.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

With a infection of this magnitude , the safe bet is a clean install.