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Suspected Trojan/Malware – posted in Virus, Trojan, Spyware, and Malware Removal Help: Recently I accidentally went to a bad site (asusnetwork). After realizing my mistake I scanned with Windows Defender, it found and removed a Trojan. Then scanned with Malwa…

Regarding about the Indexing, should I leave the Index Location setting default or are there specific locations/drives I should select or include before starting? If there is an option to include external drives (other than C:) we don't want to include those. Is that what you are seeing? Fix result of Farbar Recovery Scan Tool (x64) Version: 07-03-2026 Ran by BEN (07-03-2026 18:56:28) Run:1 Running from C:UsersBENDownloads Loaded Profiles: BEN Boot Mode: Normal ============================================== fixlist content: ***************** Start:: CreateRestorePoint: CloseProcesses: cmd: msinfo32 /nfo SystemSummary.nfo /categories +systemsummary HKUS-1-5-21-657302161-4191946336-1863979509-1001…Run: [AdobeBridge] => [X]  HKUS-1-5-21-657302161-4191946336-1863979509-1001…Run: [GalaxyClient] => [X]  S2 Autodesk; "C:AutodeskNetwork License Managerlmgrd.exe" [X]  HKLM-x32…Run: [Adobe CCXProcess] => C:Program Files (x86)AdobeAdobe Creative Cloud ExperienceCCXProcess.exe (No File)  FirewallRules: [TCP Query User{CFCF65C9-5978-4FD7-8625-0F922BC61F56}C:usersbenappdatalocaldiscordapp-1.0.9013discord.exe] => (Allow) C:usersbenappdatalocaldiscordapp-1.0.9013discord.exe => No File  FirewallRules: [UDP Query User{66AA0039-98B9-42F7-8B87-C7A3496086D6}C:usersbenappdatalocaldiscordapp-1.0.9013discord.exe] => (Allow) C:usersbenappdatalocaldiscordapp-1.0.9013discord.exe => No File  FirewallRules: [{4FAA4E93-6D9A-4936-9D97-5315457FC8DD}] => (Allow) D:Steambincefcef.win7x64steamwebhelper.exe => No File  FirewallRules: [{DEE0D3CC-6645-4314-83FF-F392148CD8BC}] => (Allow) D:Steambincefcef.win7x64steamwebhelper.exe => No File  FirewallRules: [{C93AC77B-B57A-4E2E-AF87-E9458A79EE8F}] => (Allow) D:Blade And SoulPurple2.25.224.3cefsharp.browsersubprocess.exe => No File  FirewallRules: [{AD5D3AAB-53E0-4A2D-93E6-DA63BC071846}] => (Allow) D:Blade And SoulPurpleyetiyeti_v2.1.508.2503_globalpurpleon.exe => No File  FirewallRules: [{C24A2BAA-3A78-4A54-B8F5-40EC2C0DC41E}] => (Allow) D:Blade And SoulPurplepurple-boxPurpleBox.exe => No File  FirewallRules: [{AF89341F-EC5D-4B63-83A2-8B86109811A1}] => (Allow) D:Blade And SoulPurple2.25.310.1cefsharp.browsersubprocess.exe => No File  AlternateDataStreams: C:UsersBEN:com.affinity.photo.2 [151]  AlternateDataStreams: C:UsersBEN:com.affinity.photo.3 [197]  2026-03-05 20:48 – 2022-01-01 03:50 – 000008192 ___SH C:DumpStack.log.tmp  cmd: netsh winsock reset catalog cmd: netsh int ip reset resetlog.txt Reg: reg export HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesSharedAccessDefaultsFirewallPolicyFirewallRules C:Firewall.reg C:Firewall.reg cmd: netsh advfirewall reset cmd: netsh advfirewall set allprofiles state ON cmd: bitsadmin /reset /allusers cmd: ipconfig /flushdns Removeproxy: hosts: cmd: sfc /scannow cmd: DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /CheckHealth Emptytemp: End:: ***************** Restore point was successfully created.

Processes closed successfully. ========= msinfo32 /nfo SystemSummary.nfo /categories +systemsummary ========= 0 ========= End of CMD: ========= "HKUS-1-5-21-657302161-4191946336-1863979509-1001SoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun\AdobeBridge" => removed successfully "HKUS-1-5-21-657302161-4191946336-1863979509-1001SoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun\GalaxyClient" => removed successfully HKLMSystemCurrentControlSetServicesAutodesk => removed successfully Autodesk => service removed successfully "HKLMSoftwareWOW6432NodeMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun\Adobe CCXProcess" => removed successfully "HKLMSYSTEMCurrentControlSetservicesSharedAccessParametersFirewallPolicyFirewallRules\TCP Query User{CFCF65C9-5978-4FD7-8625-0F922BC61F56}C:usersbenappdatalocaldiscordapp-1.0.9013discord.exe" => removed successfully "HKLMSYSTEMCurrentControlSetservicesSharedAccessParametersFirewallPolicyFirewallRules\UDP Query User{66AA0039-98B9-42F7-8B87-C7A3496086D6}C:usersbenappdatalocaldiscordapp-1.0.9013discord.exe" => removed successfully "HKLMSYSTEMCurrentControlSetservicesSharedAccessParametersFirewallPolicyFirewallRules\{4FAA4E93-6D9A-4936-9D97-5315457FC8DD}" => removed successfully "HKLMSYSTEMCurrentControlSetservicesSharedAccessParametersFirewallPolicyFirewallRules\{DEE0D3CC-6645-4314-83FF-F392148CD8BC}" => removed successfully "HKLMSYSTEMCurrentControlSetservicesSharedAccessParametersFirewallPolicyFirewallRules\{C93AC77B-B57A-4E2E-AF87-E9458A79EE8F}" => removed successfully "HKLMSYSTEMCurrentControlSetservicesSharedAccessParametersFirewallPolicyFirewallRules\{AD5D3AAB-53E0-4A2D-93E6-DA63BC071846}" => removed successfully "HKLMSYSTEMCurrentControlSetservicesSharedAccessParametersFirewallPolicyFirewallRules\{C24A2BAA-3A78-4A54-B8F5-40EC2C0DC41E}" => removed successfully "HKLMSYSTEMCurrentControlSetservicesSharedAccessParametersFirewallPolicyFirewallRules\{AF89341F-EC5D-4B63-83A2-8B86109811A1}" => removed successfully C:UsersBEN => ":com.affinity.photo.2" ADS removed successfully C:UsersBEN => ":com.affinity.photo.3" ADS removed successfully Could not move "C:DumpStack.log.tmp" => Scheduled to move on reboot.

========= netsh winsock reset catalog ========= Sucessfully reset the Winsock Catalog. You must restart the computer in order to complete the reset. ========= End of CMD: ========= ========= netsh int ip reset resetlog.txt ========= Resetting Compartment Forwarding, OK! Resetting Compartment, OK! Resetting Control Protocol, OK! Resetting Echo Sequence Request, OK! Resetting Global, OK! Resetting Interface, OK!

Resetting Anycast Address, OK! Resetting Multicast Address, OK! Resetting Unicast Address, OK! Resetting Neighbor, OK! Resetting Path, OK! Resetting Potential, OK! Resetting Prefix Policy, OK! Resetting Proxy Neighbor, OK! Resetting Route, OK! Resetting Site Prefix, OK! Resetting Subinterface, OK! Resetting Wakeup Pattern, OK! Resetting Resolve Neighbor, OK! Resetting , OK! Resetting , OK! Resetting , OK!

Resetting , OK! Resetting , failed. Access is denied. Resetting , OK! Resetting , OK! Resetting , OK! Resetting , OK! Resetting , OK! Resetting , OK! Resetting , OK! Resetting , OK! Restart the computer to complete this action. ========= End of CMD: ========= ========= reg export HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesSharedAccessDefaultsFirewallPolicyFirewallRules C:Firewall.reg ========= The operation completed successfully.

========= End of Reg: ========= C:Firewall.reg => moved successfully ========= netsh advfirewall reset ========= Ok. ========= End of CMD: ========= ========= netsh advfirewall set allprofiles state ON ========= Ok. ========= End of CMD: ========= ========= bitsadmin /reset /allusers ========= BITSADMIN version 3.0 BITS administration utility. © Copyright Microsoft Corp. {37A868AF-038A-4040-85E2-41BAA1A5A65E} canceled.

{8346CAB4-A7B6-4FE9-995D-481C839EE222} canceled. 2 out of 2 jobs canceled. ========= End of CMD: ========= ========= ipconfig /flushdns ========= Windows IP Configuration Successfully flushed the DNS Resolver Cache. ========= End of CMD: ========= ========= RemoveProxy: ========= "HKU.DEFAULTSOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionInternet SettingsConnections\DefaultConnectionSettings" => removed successfully "HKU.DEFAULTSOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionInternet SettingsConnections\SavedLegacySettings" => removed successfully "HKUS-1-5-21-657302161-4191946336-1863979509-1001SOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionInternet SettingsConnections\DefaultConnectionSettings" => removed successfully "HKUS-1-5-21-657302161-4191946336-1863979509-1001SOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionInternet SettingsConnections\SavedLegacySettings" => removed successfully ========= End of RemoveProxy: ========= C:WindowsSystem32Driversetchosts => moved successfully Hosts restored successfully.

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Windows Resource Protection did not find any integrity violations. ========= End of CMD: ========= ========= DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /CheckHealth ========= Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool Version: 10.0.19041.3636 Image Version: 10.0.19045.6466 No component store corruption detected. The operation completed successfully. ========= End of CMD: ========= =========== EmptyTemp: ========== FlushDNS => completed BITS transfer queue => 0 B DOMStore, IE Recovery, AppCache, Feeds Cache, Thumbcache, IconCache => 2422648723 B Java, Discord, Steam htmlcache, WinHttpAutoProxySvc/winhttp *.cache => 994012211 B Windows/system/drivers => 38347448 B Edge => 217615952 B Chrome => 1183936983 B Firefox => 1112085359 B Opera => 0 B LocalTemp, Local*.tmp, LocalLowTemp, RoamingTemp, Roaming*.tmp , IE cache, history, cookies, recent: Default => 0 B ProgramData => 0 B Public => 0 B systemprofile => 201141 B systemprofile32 => 0 B LocalService => 66358 B NetworkService => 963428 B BEN => 609488336 B RecycleBin => 62305411555 B EmptyTemp: => 64.2 GB temporary data Removed.

================================ Result of scheduled files to move (Boot Mode: Normal) (Date&Time: 07-03-2026 19:16:39) C:DumpStack.log.tmp => Could not move ==== End of Fixlog 19:16:39 ==== MiniToolBox by Farbar  Version: 13-05-2022 Ran by BEN (administrator) on 07-03-2026 at 19:18:42 Running from "C:UsersBENDownloads" Microsoft Windows 10 Home  (X64) Model: MS-7D75 Manufacturer: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.

Boot Mode: Normal *************************************************************************** ========================= IP Configuration: ================================ Realtek Gaming 2.5GbE Family Controller = Ethernet (Connected) # ———————————- # IPv4 Configuration # ———————————- pushd interface ipv4 reset popd # End of IPv4 configuration Windows IP Configuration    Host Name .

. . . . . . . . . . . : DESKTOP-GDFVSCJ    Primary Dns Suffix  . . . . . . . :     Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid    IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No    WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No Ethernet adapter Ethernet:    Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . :     Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek Gaming 2.5GbE Family Controller    Physical Address. . . .

. . . . . : 04-7C-16-57-C6-61    DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes    Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes    Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::d73e:5aca:436a:a7df%9(Preferred)     IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.50.121(Preferred)     Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0    Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : March 7, 2026 7:16:26 PM    Lease Expires .

. . . . . . . . . : March 8, 2026 7:16:25 PM    Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.50.1    DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.50.1    DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 67402774    DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-29-61-CE-28-04-7C-16-57-C6-61    DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.50.1    NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled Server:  RT-AX86U-9EF0 Address:  192.168.50.1 Name:    google.com Addresses:  2607:f8b0:4023:1803::65       2607:f8b0:4023:1803::8a       2607:f8b0:4023:1803::66       2607:f8b0:4023:1803::8b       142.250.139.139       142.250.139.101       142.250.139.138       142.250.139.102       142.250.139.100       142.250.139.113 Pinging google.com [142.250.139.113] with 32 bytes of data: Reply from 142.250.139.113: bytes=32 time=18ms TTL=113 Reply from 142.250.139.113: bytes=32 time=11ms TTL=113 Ping statistics for 142.250.139.113:     Packets: Sent = 2, Received = 2, Lost = 0 (0% loss), Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:     Minimum = 11ms, Maximum = 18ms, Average = 14ms Server:  RT-AX86U-9EF0 Address:  192.168.50.1 Name:    yahoo.com Addresses:  2001:4998:44:3507::8000       2001:4998:24:120d::1:0       2001:4998:24:120d::1:1       2001:4998:44:3507::8001       2001:4998:124:1507::f000       2001:4998:124:1507::f001       74.6.231.21       74.6.143.25       74.6.143.26       98.137.11.164       74.6.231.20       98.137.11.163 Pinging yahoo.com [74.6.231.21] with 32 bytes of data: Reply from 74.6.231.21: bytes=32 time=55ms TTL=52 Reply from 74.6.231.21: bytes=32 time=55ms TTL=52 Ping statistics for 74.6.231.21:     Packets: Sent = 2, Received = 2, Lost = 0 (0% loss), Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:     Minimum = 55ms, Maximum = 55ms, Average = 55ms Pinging 127.0.0.1 with 32 bytes of data: Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128 Reply from 127.0.0.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128 Ping statistics for 127.0.0.1:     Packets: Sent = 2, Received = 2, Lost = 0 (0% loss), Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:     Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms =========================================================================== Interface List   9…04 7c 16 57 c6 61 ……Realtek Gaming 2.5GbE Family Controller   1………………………Software Loopback Interface 1 =========================================================================== IPv4 Route Table =========================================================================== Active Routes: Network Destination        Netmask          Gateway       Interface  Metric           0.0.0.0          0.0.0.0     192.168.50.1   192.168.50.121     26         127.0.0.0        255.0.0.0         On-link         127.0.0.1    331         127.0.0.1  255.255.255.255         On-link         127.0.0.1    331   127.255.255.255  255.255.255.255         On-link         127.0.0.1    331      192.168.50.0    255.255.255.0         On-link    192.168.50.121    281    192.168.50.121  255.255.255.255         On-link    192.168.50.121    281    192.168.50.255  255.255.255.255         On-link    192.168.50.121    281         224.0.0.0        240.0.0.0         On-link         127.0.0.1    331         224.0.0.0        240.0.0.0         On-link    192.168.50.121    281   255.255.255.255  255.255.255.255         On-link         127.0.0.1    331   255.255.255.255  255.255.255.255         On-link    192.168.50.121    281 =========================================================================== Persistent Routes:   None IPv6 Route Table =========================================================================== Active Routes:  If Metric Network Destination      Gateway   1    331 ::1/128                  On-link   9    281 fe80::/64                On-link   9    281 fe80::d73e:5aca:436a:a7df/128                                     On-link   1    331 ff00::/8                 On-link   9    281 ff00::/8                 On-link =========================================================================== Persistent Routes:   None ========================= Devices: ================================ Name:  Description:  Class Guid:  Manufacturer:  Service:  Device ID: ACPIAMDIF031 Problem: : The drivers for this device are not installed.

(Code 28) Resolution: To install the drivers for this device, click "Update Driver", which starts the Hardware Update wizard. Name: Network Controller Description: Network Controller Class Guid:  Manufacturer:  Service:  Device ID: PCIVEN_14C3&DEV_0616&SUBSYS_061614C3&REV_006&1CE298E7&0&00580011 Problem: : The drivers for this device are not installed. (Code 28) Resolution: To install the drivers for this device, click "Update Driver", which starts the Hardware Update wizard.

Name: Generic Bluetooth Adapter Description: Generic Bluetooth Adapter Class Guid: {e0cbf06c-cd8b-4647-bb8a-263b43f0f974} Manufacturer: GenericAdapter Service: BTHUSB Device ID: USBVID_0E8D&PID_0616&MI_009&13C806E8&0&0000 Problem: : Windows has stopped this device because it has reported problems. (Code 43) Resolution: One of the drivers controlling the device notified the operating system that the device failed in some manner.

For more information about how to diagnose the problem, see the hardware documentation.  Name: PCI Encryption/Decryption Controller Description: PCI Encryption/Decryption Controller Class Guid:  Manufacturer:  Service:  Device ID: PCIVEN_1022&DEV_1649&SUBSYS_7D751462&REV_004&1191C85F&0&0241 Problem: : The drivers for this device are not installed. (Code 28) Resolution: To install the drivers for this device, click "Update Driver", which starts the Hardware Update wizard.

Name:  Description:  Class Guid:  Manufacturer:  Service:  Device ID: ACPIAMDI00522&DABA3FF&0 Problem: : The drivers for this device are not installed. (Code 28) Resolution: To install the drivers for this device, click "Update Driver", which starts the Hardware Update wizard. **** End of log ****   A SystemSummary file will be created on your Desktop. Please zip and upload the file here A SystemSummary file will be created on your Desktop.

Please zip and upload the file here I tried to upload, but it is greater than 10mb. Are there any place you would like me to upload to? The file size it 19mb.

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Original Source: BleepingComputer | Published: March 7, 2026, 5:43 pm

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