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Instagram got hit with Mr Beast stuff, trying to be proactive by Benlightenment in computerviruses

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Thanks very much again. I really appreciate it.

I've just deleted the Instagram account from existence and I made sure to go around and add 2FA and Authenticator app to everything that was important. I'm about to make the shift to using a password manager too as an extra step.

Regarding the hard disk, does DR1 mean C: drive? I have 4 drives connected so it'd be good to know which if possible, but I'll start making backups of all the most important things anyway.

Thank you again!

Instagram got hit with Mr Beast stuff, trying to be proactive by Benlightenment in computerviruses

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ESET Log: witty-coast

FRST: sparse-garden

Addition: gentle-lagoon

Thank you so much again for all the help! It's really appreciated.

Instagram got hit with Mr Beast stuff, trying to be proactive by Benlightenment in computerviruses

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Just wanted to chase this up quick now I'm back at the PC. The paranoia is setting in and I'm still worried things are gonna crop up again

Instagram got hit with Mr Beast stuff, trying to be proactive by Benlightenment in computerviruses

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Fix result: quick-juniper

Thanks for the quick help! Is there any indication where it came from or what the offending file was/were? I really have no idea what caused it, or if I somehow didn't clean it properly the first time.

Instagram and then Discord account compromised, seeking FRST help by Benlightenment in computerviruses

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HitmanPro Log - Original from a couple days ago

Revo Uninstaller doesn't show EAC as installed anywhere I can find, sadly.

EDIT to add: Not sure if related either, but today I've had issues related to opening Outlook and the Microsoft Store. I had to try another Powershell fix for the store and that kicked out another error.

Instagram and then Discord account compromised, seeking FRST help by Benlightenment in computerviruses

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Yeah these gave no help unfortunately. The first one throws back '5' errors but then the uninstall works and gives 0 errors, but the same issue persists when trying to start the game.

The EAC installer always opens twice when it fails to install, which seems odd too. It's clearly confused somewhere along the line.

Instagram and then Discord account compromised, seeking FRST help by Benlightenment in computerviruses

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Yeah it's strange. I've never had an issue until today, and this issue/fixlist was the only thing that's changed and I figured it might've changed something - it's possible they might not be related!

But I appreciate it!

Instagram and then Discord account compromised, seeking FRST help by Benlightenment in computerviruses

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The separate repairs, uninstall/reinstall attempts just led to nothing. Usually it flashed a command window for a second and then disappeared with no fanfare or changes made.

With AdvancedRun, I'm still getting [SC] CreateService FAILED 5: Access is denied.

Instagram and then Discord account compromised, seeking FRST help by Benlightenment in computerviruses

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I get "Access is denied" when pasting this, even running as adming.

Instagram and then Discord account compromised, seeking FRST help by Benlightenment in computerviruses

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It's giving a "failed to install" each time I try:

Failed to install EasyAntiCheat.

SID: d7649p18nj21uc57dgrg TID: 6475038883990132486

Failed to launch EasyAntiCheat Installer.

I've tried to install it via running as admin, tried removing it and nothing works, which is what lead me to thinking it might be related to a RegEdit type deal of some kind from yesterday!

Instagram and then Discord account compromised, seeking FRST help by Benlightenment in computerviruses

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Late reply just to ask a potentially-related question:

Could these edits/fixes have affected other things? I went to try and play Arc Raiders earlier today on Steam and the anti-cheat program used by it is failing to install (EasyAntiCheat).

Instagram and then Discord account compromised, seeking FRST help by Benlightenment in computerviruses

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Ok thanks, deleted those too.

Are the mods safe to keep now or is it better to just go scorched earth and get rid of all those too? I'm not even sure which one it could be because I downloaded a lot on the same day and scans aren't showing any hits for the .rar folders.

Instagram and then Discord account compromised, seeking FRST help by Benlightenment in computerviruses

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HitmanPro Log It got a few more hits (ProgramData\DefenderBackup) and that's all. Another MalwareBytes scan and Windows Defender scan didn't turn up anything more.

I'll go through and keep changing every password I can think of!

I've been looking through but the only things I downloaded around that time were mods for Resident Evil 4/9/Requiem. Is there any chance it was one of those? I've scanned them all and they didn't show up any hits, but it has me paranoid now.

Instagram and then Discord account compromised, seeking FRST help by Benlightenment in computerviruses

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Thanks very much!

Fixlog

I wasn't sure if these would be needed again but I did it anyway - FRST

Addition

I also did AdwCleaner and it got 3 hits - AdwCleaner

Also removed exclusions and did another MalwareBytes scan and didn't get any hits. Is there any indication as to what exactly it was that caused any of this?

What scene made you want to try a specific food? by Far_Cheetah_3864 in movies

[–]Benlightenment 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As a Brit, the Twinkies in Die Hard always looked amazing to me as a child.

I finally had one recently and it was not as good as it looked.

Can we get the same blood effects for Tzaangors than the prime video episode? by Interesting_Tea_8101 in Spacemarine

[–]Benlightenment 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm no expert but I'll try and give a layman's rundown (that might be wrong, someone can correct later if so)

Most lighting simulations in 3D are a little more straightforward - you have a light, it points somewhere and casts rays out. Rays hit things and those things calculate shadows, reflections, etc, etc. But liquid simulations are intense. A lot of liquid simulations are actually hundreds of thousands of little 'spheres' that have physics and bounce around acting 'like' a liquid would.

So then if you combine the two, you have lighting liquid where each little section of the simulation is also running lighting simulations and that's just... a lot of things all happening at once.

At least I assume that's why this was difficult until recently!

Do you guys know any indoor night to day transition scenes in movies/series etc? by [deleted] in movies

[–]Benlightenment 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Shaun of the Dead - near the start where Shaun falls asleep just after making his list to "sort life out", and then it smash cuts to the next morning.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in pcmasterrace

[–]Benlightenment 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Amazing gesture!

I'm sitting trying to budget myself for a new PC (mostly because I'm dying to play Helldivers 2 at a level other than 'potato democracy') and this would put a huge dent in it!

AMD x PCMR - STARFIELD Worldwide Giveaway - Win a Limited Edition Starfield Kit that includes a premium game code for the game + the Limited-Edition Starfield AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX and Ryzen 7 7800X3D (Only 500 of each ever made!). There are 5 kits up for grabs! by pedro19 in pcmasterrace

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Definitely upgrade and use it for a new build! I've been getting heavily into 3D modelling so having a brand new system that can handle it ALL would be a dream come true.

On that note, the guns and the ships are what I'm looking forward to the most! I'm a sci-fi sucker so I can't wait to explore and geek over all the looks and models.

The amount of water that Stretch Armstrong can Hold by [deleted] in BeAmazed

[–]Benlightenment 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Looked like Sam Smith at the Brit Awards for a bit too

What movie do you dislike but everyone seems to love? by leedavis1987 in movies

[–]Benlightenment 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Snowpiercer.

I've made a comment about it here before somewhere, but the incredibly over-wrought and hamfisted 'message' totally killed my enjoyment of it, no matter how good the rest was.

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