My computer was heavily infected with viruses for over a decade. I had a crypto mining virus infecting my computer for 5+ years and only realized recently. I didn't have any protection other than malwarebytes. However, none of the viruses ever stole any of my accounts. Not my credit card, not my email, ETC. I used to be really dumb and run random .exe thinking it was necessary to download a minecraft mod.So I have to wonder why someone would even want to infect my computer in the first place? I never even reinstalled my OS.
>>108874137> had a crypto mining virus infecting my computer> wonder why someone would even want to infect my computerHard to say. It shall remain a mystery ig.
haha i love froggo xd
Imagine OP's fan spinning at 100% mining crypto for years and he thinks its normal for the computer
>>108874137>none of the viruses ever stole any of my accounts.that you know of
>>108874137>why someone would even want to infect my computer in the first place?It's mostly just scammers. They buy malware and figure out ways to get it on people's computers. But they are usually extremely dumb. There's a reason why they don't have a regular job. Very stupid.
>>108874137How did you not know you had a cryptominer? How did you end up finding out?
>>108876462if you had an amd reference card its pretty normal
>>108876482if someone is making a living off spreading viruses and just collecting royalties and not getting caught by LE that nigga is infinitely smarter than any goycattle wagie im afraid
>>108876677That's the thing. They are not actually operating that software. They're writing it and selling it.Only way to get them is to send 3-letter fags after them and try bying that software. Many. Many times. Until they can earn trust, track crypto flowz etc.
>>108876462I just thought it was because my computer had low specs.>>108876472There were never any unauthorized charges on my card. Never any login attempts on my accounts that were not from me.>>108876462>>108876583I am not sure, but the computer did the typical 100% cpu usage when left alone. If I interacted with the computer, it would stop until left alone again. Malwarebytes found lots of viruses but never anything it called a cryptominer.>>108876482What are they scamming though? They did nothing to me.
It should be mandatory to reformat your PC every 6 months. Even legitimate software builds up bad configs, orphaned cache, miscellaneous services that don't need to be running 24/7.You unironically can extract years of value and efficiency by maintaining a minimal system configuration.
>>108874137>why someone would even want to infect my computer in the first place?so they get 5 years worth of bitcoin mining out of you for free
>>108878392>What are they scamming though? They did nothing to me.made your computer slow, upped your electric bill. are you legitimately retarded bud?
How do you never open task manager in 5 years, I open it even when I feel like a youtube video is using too much power. I heard some miners stop when you open it but that's all the more reason to open it lol.
OP low key trying to portray crypt miners in his puter as bros is top lol, but actually, there might be deep truth to it, as in they won't go the full mile of fucking you over, just a bit
>>108874137Stupid question but how do you in our lord's year of 2026 get your PC infected with viruses Microsoft's anti virus and your brain is exactly what you need
>>108879278this reads like a shitpost, but for wincucks this sort of thing is probably normal
>>108879278>>108879334No need to reinstall, just disable updates. Will work as fast as on day one for years.
>>108879340this is malicius-posting, because SURELY nobody is that retarded right
>>108879343Everybody does this since windows 7 when ms tried banning pirates via windows update. Apple also lost a lawsuit about malicious updates. Maybe some goyim don't and think their hardware is just "too old".
>>108879304>>108879315Not every virus on my computer was a cryptominer. >>108879332Like I said, I ran random .exe files and stuff. This was back before I knew anything about computers. Also, one of this viruses I caught disabled windows defender and I could never get it to work again. Malwarebytes is probably better anyway.
>>108879368Just how fucking vile should a trillion dollar company be to lose a lawsuit.
>>108879340disabling updates is the quickest way to catch a driveby exploit and end up like frogfaggot op
>>108879571You really think op was tech literate enough to disable updates?
>>108879571*froggot
>free windows defender>paid antivirus for maximum security/g/'s verdict?
>>108879712stop using windows
>>108879712honestly windows makes sense for normies, and loonix for the tech savy, it's that simple
>>108879719Not an option>>108879740Doesn't Defender have some vulnerabilities compared to what you'd get from a paid option? Saw that Defender may suffice for basic normie tasks but that a paid subscription might be better if you surf the web a lot as more of a power user since it includes slightly better security, more recent updates and perhaps extra features like a VPN
Sorry anon, it was me I won't do it again. I just needed some money for a new PC.
>>108879334I say this as a Linux user and it applies to any operating system.Linux package managers usually have cascading dependencies that will leave you with a stack only servers should need and the abyss of system configuration that comes with it.Windows is incredibly inefficient by default and gets exponentially worse the more software you install.
>>108880088I have no clue pham
>>108880088a good adblocker and common sense beat any paid anti virus
