5 viruses on my pc?

[jwchav97]

i went on google then out of no where my antivirus went crazy saying that there were 5 viruses on my pc from this one website and it said some guy from russia is attempting to login into my pc, luckily this virus scanner built into my pc is scanning my pc for viruses and will take an hour until my pc is fully scanned, i tried looking at my history to look for the website i got the 5 viruses from, i didnt find anything sketchy but i found a website i never heard of called "rumbomod.com" and i swear i have never gone onto that website, how did i get these viruses it just started happening today

[Overseer]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Omega:

Reinstall Windows

This.
Flatten the OS entirely. Do not trust your OS anymore.

[[N]ebsun]

You need to wipe every drive in your house asap, reinstall everything - don't even keep the old hardware, just burn it in incinerator. Get new hardware and new disks, that's the only way to be sure.

[Pocahawtness]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Haruspex:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von jwchav97:

just incase theres actually malware on my pc i have a few antiviruses on my pc

The best anti-virus on the planet cannot replace simple good security practices and common sense.

This.

I don't have any special anti-virus software. Everything is down to Windows, and good practices.

The main source of viruses is emails. Unsubscribe from all emails. Change your email address if you start getting spam emails. Don't give your email address out like a free toffee. Never click on anything in an email even if you trust the email. Use different emails for different (important) companies.
Don't click on things on websites until you have checked them out. If there is any suspicion, don't click on it at all.
Don't download software except from reputable sites. Double check everything and scan it Windows when it's downloaded.
Block all trackers, and delete all cookies when you stop browsing. Install a piece of software to delete all cookies because even with auto-delete some manage to escape the net and remain on your PC.
Never, ever use pirated software.
Any serious virus, destroy it and re-install Windows.

The only virus I ever caught was a nasty one. It was my own fault, I downloaded dodgy software. Huge mistake. It immediately took over my PC and I had to wipe the disk and start again. I learnt my lesson.

[Supafly]

This is nothing more than a dodgy scare tactic to get the user to use the prompted links and actually download malware under the perception it will remove malware. Doesn't matter what brand of Malware software it claims to be it's FAKE. This sort of thing has being going on since the internet began.

Use a non linked checker, Malwarebytes or similar to check you system but going by the OP i'm 99.99999999999999% sure your system was clean when the warning first appeared. Only way to have been infected since then is if you clicked links and installed something from this warning.

Only way a website can possible know you have Malware is IF the site has that sort of access to your system in the first place.... Hackers have been known to hijack Ad platforms and push this sort of warning hoping users fall for it and download their malware

[Electric Cupcake]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von plat:

The real McAfee is a legit antivirus and website.

The real McAfee was criminal scum, and after he died, the company is still run by criminal scum.

[MonkehMaster]

OP fell for scam popups

might want to google some vids on the subject, scammers use website popups to scare you into calling them, or downloading something, they come in many forms with varying text.

never click on a popup, always use popup blockers, ad blockers and script blockers if you really need that extra bit.

also, use a portable antivirus, ie... an antivirus installed on a usb flash drive, it runs before the OS, which in turns doesnt allow any viruses/ect.. to run, thus they cant hide themselves when you are scanning.

antiviruses installed on a pc can only be so good, until a virus gets through or is let through by the user, then your antivirus is useless, as the virus can disable and fake scans, while also letting anything and everything through.

in general, windows defender and windows firewall are all you need installed on your pc and simply use a portable virus scanner to scan and clean your pc, before it is booted up.

also as mentioned and has been common sense in the past decade or more, the best security for your pc, is the user behind the keyboard, learn how to surf the web and download safely and you wont run into these issues.

if you are downloading something you dont know 100% is safe, then you download it on a "throw away pc/laptop", one you can easily format or restore from a backup that isnt connected to said "throw away pcc/laptop", scan from there and move to main pc if safe.