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Thanks for your response I think I will buy a new low-cost laptop for programming than messing around with a Virtual machine. Thanks for helping me confirm my windows installation is safe I have attached the kprm Log file. thanks for sharing the website links, I will go through them. Have a nice day, Cheers kprm-20220911112031.txt

Thanks for your reply I have attached the frst.txt and addition.txt Reply to your questions 1: I was using Kaspersky as the default antivirus but when it couldn't detect all the malware I had to reinstall Malwarebytes (it was on the free version, to get the premium trail version I did that) and when I realized more malware was on my laptop that Kaspersky couldn't find I reinstalled Windows 10 on my laptop I even had an RTP Detection after reinstall on 3/09/22 and 4/09/22 so I uninstalled qbittorrent and soft ether VPN but want to use them but not sure what to do and Adwcleaner detected the 10, all are programs of Lenovo (i had reported this in my early post, I can share the log file ) (waiting for your reply on the two above) 2: YES, it is on Fresh start-up-up of windows. after my laptop starts up and If I open the taskbar manager it starts by not responding followed by a blank screen then a red color will appear on the CPU And Disk and by the time I open the snipping tool, 5 to 10 seconds and will be gone Both Malwarebytes and windows defender is responsible for throwing my BIOS time from 2.2 to 4 - 5 seconds Surprisingly, after u told me to get the report of Kaspersky, I had to deactivate Malware bytes premium. After a full scan, I restarted the laptop, then the windows defender doesn't load at all! (it's like it is not Defender is not on my laptop anymore) But if I disable Kaspersky I think It will start running again ( i have attached the screenshot) BIOS time is reduced back to 2.9 seconds but still not convinced and as I am planning to switch to Malwarebytes or Bitdefender (as I am not happy with Kaspersky) I don't want BIOS time to shoot up 3: I was thinking of the same of installing a virtual system, but I have two questions here I have a core i3 7th gen processor and plenty of storage and ram. Considering that I won't run any other program in the background can I run the virtual system on my machine? can you tell me how to run / from where to get windows 10 for the virtual system? I don't know how so. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I have to wait till Christmas to get a new HDD. i am trying to manage till then. i use ftps:// <ip address> I only use them to transfer files from mobile to laptop and i run them only when need. Honesty this is the first time i was infected my a malware being a computer user for 8 years, between 2018 and 2020 updates from Microsoft Updates was very bad and that is why how i learnt how to perform reinstall of windows 10 from USB. It saved me from going to service center back to back. but i agree with you on Belarc Advisor , but i don't know where to trust Microsoft updates or my self. i will stop using it. I was using Ninite to update programs i will stick on with winget from now. (thanks for recommending, it is useful) The only reason why i am monitoring my system is because i suspect of having malware after reinstalling Windows 10 (Because of high CPU usage and RTP Detection) and i have backup on HDD which is failing after bad sector count error Beyond this i don't have no reason to monitor. I appreciate the time and patience your are taking to help me Thanks FRST.txt Addition.txt

Hello, thanks for your reply I ran a Full system scan in malware bytes and Kaspersky, and no Malware was detected. But In Kaspersky's log file, it says "MiniTool Partition Wizard 12\7z.exe Detected and Audacity Not processed Object not processed File not found File" Please look into it. I have attached the log file and results to this post 1: I reinstalled my laptop on 03/09/2022 so it is the fresh install Edition Windows 10 Home Single Language Version 21H2 Installed on ‎9/‎3/‎2022 OS build 19044.1949 Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 120.2212.4180.0 I had to continue some work which is why I immediately installed applications. But I am confused about how I have 90 programs on my laptop I have mentioned and explained the programs I use at the end of this post, if you find anything suspicious I will uninstall that. The only reason I think I have malware on my device after re-install is because - High CPU task from both windows defender and malware bytes (refer to the screenshot) - Microsoft Support Emergency response tool detected infected files and something called VirTool:Win32/DefenderTamperingRestore I forgot to mention that, in the notification section of malware bytes I had got RTP detection after reinstalling windows 10. from qbittorrent (I was using it to download raspberry pi iso image) and softether VPN (refer to the screenshot) Before I was infected by malware and even though I installed all the programs mentioned above BIOS time was 2.2 seconds and was fast at startup Now with the same programs, it is 4-5 seconds and if I open taskbar manager there is a high CPU task from both windows defender and malware bytes can you tell me about the result from adwcleaner, it found 10 items 2: the last time I remember "Everything" was using more system resources was when I indexed my USB drive to search files in my pen drive as I store college files, notes, and documents Open everything > Tools > Options > under Indexes > folder > add the path of my USB drive I agree with you that it takes system resources. but for me, this was the last time it ran consuming heavy resources 3: I am learning java didn't install the IDE yet, same for python also I am using online compiles for now as am waiting for my laptop to get rid of malware 4: iridium (thanks for letting me know, I only used it since it took less memory usage) do u recommend brave or edge? tell me if I can uninstall the following programs Clementine, TechPowerUp GPU-Z, Simple Shutdown Timer, Spotify ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *** Please read till end *** below are the programs i use Amazon Kindle and calibre (for reading ebooks) Belarc Advisor( i disable windows 10 updates and use this software to manually install security updates only) Bitwarden (password manager) dopamine( default music player) CrystalDiskInfo 8.17.6 (my hard drive's (HDD) heath is failing so i use this to track the sector count) Dashboard for checking SSD's health Everything (for searching files) filezilla and NitroShare for transfering files Grammarly and word, excel (i use togethor for writing and preparing reports) Lenovo has 3 programs and all are important for get updates for manufactuer (i regulaly get BIOS updates so) MediaHuman (Audio converter) MEGAsync (Cloud storage) Picasa 3 (default image viewer) it lightweight and fast so i use it NetSpeedMonitor (i use meterded connection so i need this program) PowerToys (i use only fancy zones for multitasking) SumatraPDF (default pdf viewer) TagScanner (tag my local mp3 music) TeamViewer (for remote access from my mobile when i am out or away because i need to access something when i can't carry laptop outside) WinDirStat (for checking disk-usage) VLC (Default video player) WinRAR (general use) Zoom (general use) Skype (general use) Break Taker (general use) eye defender (general use) some Microsoft apps like one-note, office etc i recently started using different browsers for safety (i don't interchange the use) Chrome (college work only), Librewolf (surfing web, read articles and news websites), firefox (personal use) I am actually learning java didn't install the IDE yet, same for python also i use SD Card Formatter, Win32DiskImager or rufus and MiniTool Partition Wizard for managing ISO for my raspberry pi 3b+ and 4 (SD card) Notepad++ for practicing code and open source code sent from my teachers *** Let me know if there are other applications i need to remove because this are the programs i installed from my knowledge Thanks Kaspersky full scan report.txt malwarebytea Full Scan report 10-09-22.txt

Hello, community members Recently I came across malware that started using my browser to hijack my Instagram (Even Facebook as it was linked) and my google account. It took me weeks to realize what was going on, by then both the above-mentioned accounts were locked and after a week of staying in contact with the support team of the respective account, they restored my account after confirming it was a hijack (that was the time I got to know about malware on my laptop) My Kaspersky antivirus detected 7 of them and deleted them (not disinfect), later I got doubt again due to high CPU usage on my laptop. so I installed malware bytes to see if there is more hogging around. After a full scan, I came up with 4 more of them. So I canceled the scan out of frustration and decided to wipe out my SSD and HDD to perform a clean install of windows 10. but after finishing installing, the malware bytes (trial version) and Anti malware Service Executable (Windows defender) even after disabling periodically scanning, both of them are together slowing down my laptop again. boot time which use to be 2.2 sec is now 4-5 sec and now today after running the "Microsoft Support Emergency response tool" I found 63 infected files. I honestly don't what to do next. While browsing through malware bytes forms for help, found out they were being asked about Farbar recover scan tool and adwcleaner files, so I decided to run them and I have included them in this post. I have also attached a report of 13 hrs scanning of malware bytes antivirus. hope it will help u understand. Adwcleaner found 10 items but those are from Lenovo but don't know what they are. no virus was found by malware bytes after reinstall. I will scan again if I am instructed. *** (I have also included a screenshot of scan pictures when my laptop was hijacked as Old Pic 1,2,3&4) Thanks for reading and please help me out. FRST.txt Addition.txt