I couldn't tell you the ins or outs of what's gone on there, but as all the dates on the Malwarebytes logs are from today ...
That just shows the dates of the scan, the files could have been compromised days, weeks or months ago.
I couldn't tell you the ins or outs of what's gone on there, but as all the dates on the Malwarebytes logs are from today ...
That just shows the dates of the scan, the files could have been compromised days, weeks or months ago.
What anti-virus were you using OP?
These don’t come out of the blue, what dodgy sites you been on?main pc been wiped.
just working through all my passwords now and setting up the 2 stage verification.
router been reset too.
it looks like only my pc was hacked, the lad has a pc and his looks fine but will wipe it too.
These don’t come out of the blue, what dodgy sites you been on?
(could have been falsified) but did the log not show a timeline for when it started ? and when teamviewer got installed ?i have the teamviewer log if anyone can see anything off that to help ?
Common infection method
PUP.Optional.Mindspark is usually installed by the users themselves, who may be prompted by exaggerated promises of functionality. It provides toolbars and MyWay start pages claiming to offer sweepstakes, app emoticons, and helpful tools for user hobbies and interests.
Avoidance advice:
Be vigilant when installing third-party applications.
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- Do some online checking before you decide to install any helpful toolbars and browser extensions.
- Carefully reading the EULA and Privacy Policy, however tedious, can also help prevent unwanted consequences.
- Read up on how to avoid potentially unwanted programs.
In usual situation, PUP.Optional.ArcadeFrontier.A is bundled to freeware or shareware applications. In fact, there may be other unwanted programs that are packed to the main software that users preferred to obtain. Authors behind malicious programs are utilizing pay-per-install scheme to deploy their products over the Internet.
There are also instances that malware are being used to deploy PUP.Optional.ArcadeFrontier.A. In this case, the threat can be acquired when visiting malicious web pages, downloading compromised files, or using file-sharing apps. Links from spam emails and social media sites are also one medium consumed by attacker to spread PUP.Optional.ArcadeFrontier.A.
Yeah, you can setup unattended access with a 'Personal password'Does Teamviewer allow unassisted access? Every time I've had to use it we've had to input codes to make the connection.
About time I looked in to password managers. Is LastPass still the best one?