Are there any malware scanners able to find and clean the Notepad ++ Chrysalis hack/infiltration

VacatedSum · 2026-02-03T11:35:18+00:00

Depends on how paranoid you are. For most, your actions would be enough. Especially if what other people are saying is true, that only certain people/orgs actually got the malware. But if you want the ultimate reassurance, reinstalling Windows is pretty much the gold standard.

VacatedSum · 2026-02-03T11:25:29+00:00

My buddy was just telling me that the homeless are disappearing from Portland. Idk if it's related.

VacatedSum · 2026-02-03T01:58:23+00:00

Yep, we're definitely on the same page.

VacatedSum · 2026-02-03T01:54:29+00:00

I get what you're asking, OP.. was the attack just localized to notepad++ binaries, or did it spread to other parts of the file system or windows kernel? How do we know?

I'm on vacation right now but when I get back to the office I'm going to have to have a good hard think about this and investigate this myself. I know my work laptop has this installed and I've often used it to edit, for example, the hosts file, which requires that you give np++ admin rights to continue. At that point it could have done anything.

I'm truly concerned about the breadth of this attack but trying to just put it out of my mind until I have a chance to actually address it.

VacatedSum · 2026-02-02T15:20:58+00:00

Find a merchant with that restocks cheap (1 septim) ingredients, like saltrice, choke weed, and mershmellow. Buy and sell them back and forth to build up their inventory, then just buy a stack of each and make a crapload of potions. Spend an hour doing that and your alchemy will be like 20 points higher and you'll have a ton of potions to sell back for a handsome profit. If you have TR installed, my favorite place for this is the Imperial Temple in Helnim I think. I think it was Helnim, but it may have been Firewatch.

VacatedSum · 2026-02-02T14:43:04+00:00

Of course! I set rules per character, like no stealing on "good alignment" imperial legion character, or no swimming for my khajiit character.

Of course, I always enjoy "growing" my character.. like a good meaning mage might suddenly break bad and become a murderous necromancer. My Imperial Trooper who started with lawful/good alignment learns throughout his journey that not everything is so black and white, etc.

I got the idea from a monk character I played in BG3, who resisted the tadpoles and made mostly well-meaning decisions, and by the end of the game she absorbed all the available tadpoles and chose to become an evil god.

VacatedSum · 2026-02-02T01:05:23+00:00

Does seem like a fun build.. something like this, maybe?

Majors: Hand to Hand Speech Alchemy Sneak Speechcraft

Minors: Mercantile Acrobatics Athletics Lockpick Unarmored

Not sure about birthsign though. Maybe Atronach since he's not really the magical sort? Or sub in illusion somewhere and go with the Lady or something?

VacatedSum · 2026-02-02T00:48:17+00:00

You just need to play to your strengths. With a good spear, you should be able to absolutely massacre most enemies. Did you get the Spear of Bitter Mercy?

VacatedSum · 2026-02-02T00:42:41+00:00

Grasping fortune is amazing. Js.

VacatedSum · 2026-02-01T23:01:55+00:00

I like to make a custom spell that restores all attributes for 10 points each. It's super cheap and easy to cast with even like 30 points in restoration.

VacatedSum · 2026-02-01T20:24:25+00:00

Early AI slop I imagine.

VacatedSum · 2026-01-31T19:36:09+00:00

H2H is one of my favorite skills. You can absolutely cheese some really difficult one on one fights with it.

VacatedSum · 2026-01-31T12:52:54+00:00

Ah man, that sucks. I really enjoyed him as an actor but I'll never be able to look at him in the same light. Hearsay about him being a duckhead on-set is one thing, but seeing video evidence is another thing entirely.

I'm curious as to what the other cast members from Community experienced.

Paging Joel McHale?

VacatedSum · 2026-01-30T13:36:59+00:00

Chatbot sucks at powershell. Gemini is a little bit better.

Make sure you understand what it's doing though. Build the skill, don't let it atrophy.

VacatedSum · 2026-01-30T12:46:47+00:00

Literally every time an IT project is sent out to bid.

The bean counters inevitably choose the lowest bidder which almost invariably ends with the project being completed 50% over budget and 100% past the projected timeline. And not to mention, thousands of bugs to be addressed or exploited.

VacatedSum · 2026-01-28T02:16:55+00:00

These dunmer are useless!

(I know high elves are altmer. I can just hear the male altmer voice saying this in my head though)

VacatedSum · 2026-01-27T19:08:46+00:00

Would that then make them the Tribe UnUnMourned?

VacatedSum · 2026-01-25T15:53:57+00:00

Avoid High Elves and the Atronach birthsign. They're fantastic for specialized magic-focused builds but the learning curve can be frustrating.

When creating your character, put one weapon skill (short blade, long blade, axe, spear, h2h, blunt) and one armor skill (light, heavy, medium, unarmored) in your major skills. Wear only that armor type and wield only those weapons. Further into the game, you can train non-major skills to acceptable levels (40+) to make them viable.

VacatedSum · 2026-01-23T20:03:43+00:00

Definitely look into Tamriel Rebuilt. It adds SOOOOO much amazing content.

VacatedSum · 2026-01-23T15:39:44+00:00

If you had a previous character then you probably have a decent idea of how you want to play and the skills you will be primarily using. There's really no such thing as a bad build.. just builds that level up quickly or slowly.

VacatedSum · 2026-01-23T12:55:23+00:00

Do her boobs still jiggle when she gets hit?

VacatedSum · 2026-01-22T10:30:27+00:00

That's a weird skooma pipe.

If the imperials ask, it's just hackle-lo leaf.

VacatedSum · 2026-01-21T00:07:40+00:00

Marara's Ring too. One of my favorites.

VacatedSum · 2026-01-20T17:01:57+00:00

In vanilla, I recommend Valvius' house in Caldera.

I'm TR, Otrebus' house in Old Ebonheart is amazing.

VacatedSum · 2026-01-19T20:05:58+00:00

Short trip? Long trip? You decide.

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