how do i know if i fully removed maskVPN and anything associated with it?

[snowrin]

hello there. i´m kinda a paranoid noob that needs some help?
so today i got infected with maskPVN, uninstalled & deleted it, as well as all new stuff that got on my pc today, emptied the bin, run malewarebytes and adwcleaner a couple times and uninstalled/reinstalled my browser as well resetting it. how do i make sure that everything really is gone? i´m probably just panicking over nothing but then again, what if i´m not?

maskVPN got on my pc through bittorrent, although i got it from it´s legimate source. i needed to open a torrent file i got for my studies so i downloaded bittorrent and noticed that maskVPN sneaked on my pc while installing bittorrent, so i stopped the installation and deleted anything bittorrent too.

[kevinf80]

Hello snowrin and welcome to Malwarebytes, Disable smart screen ONLY if it interferes with software we may have to use: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/what-is-smartscreen-and-how-can-it-help-protect-me-1c9a874a-6826-be5e-45b1-67fa445a74c8 Please remember to enable when we are finished.... Next, Disable any Anti-virus software you have installed ONLY if it stops software we may use from working: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/t/114351/how-to-temporarily-disable-your-anti-virus-firewall-and-anti-malware-programs/ Please remember to enable AV software when we are finished running scans.... Run the following scan, lets see if anything shows up: Download Farbar Recovery Scan Tool and save it to your desktop. Alternative download option: http://www.techspot.com/downloads/6731-farbar-recovery-scan-tool.html Note: You need to run the version compatible with your system (32 bit or 64 bit). If you are not sure which version applies to your system download both of them and try to run them. Only one of them will run on your system, that will be the right version. If your security alerts to FRST either, accept the alert or turn your security off to allow FRST to run. It is not malicious or infected in any way... Be aware FRST must be run from an account with Administrator status... If English is not your primary language Right click on FRST/FRST64 and rename FRSTEnglish/FRST64English   Double-click to run it. When the tool opens click Yes to disclaimer.(Windows 8/10 users will be prompted about Windows SmartScreen protection - click More information and Run.) Make sure Addition.txt is checkmarked under "Optional scans"   Press Scan button to run the tool.... It will make a log (FRST.txt) in the same directory the tool is run. Please attach it to your reply. The tool will also make a log named (Addition.txt) Please also attach that log to your reply. Thank you, Kevin

 

Edited November 15, 2021 by kevinf80

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