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need help with fresh install of windows

kacpercusen

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i just installed windows 7 home premium 64 bit and downloaded the basic stuff including chrome, bitdefender plus, steam etc. and bitdefender already detected 2 phishing attempts, on some wierd urls's i wasnt even on, what do i do?
 
It is possible that the other programs you installed came bundled with malware or you have picked up an infection will online or that you have a bootkit that is loading when you boot PC.