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Powershell infected with IDP Generic by avast

Anonymous
2022-05-08T18:30:25+00:00

Hi, please help me identify if this is a malware or not. Everytime I turn off avast and turn it on again i get a message saying avast is infected with malware. I gave it an exception to get the code. If it is a malware, what should I do? Please help. Thanks!

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-05-08T19:28:08+00:00

    Hi Bob,

    I'm Paul and I'm here to help you with your concern.

    I will first recommend that you use Microsoft Safety Scanner to scan the system.

    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/...

    I hope this helps. Feel free to ask back any questions and keep me posted.

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-05-10T14:37:51+00:00

    I think it's fixed so yeah.. Thanks too though!

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-05-10T14:37:00+00:00

    The software said it has detected the virus and removed it. So... fixed i guess?

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  3. _AW_ 67,216 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2022-05-08T22:03:08+00:00

    Hi Bob, that is definitely malware. If you could scan with Farbar Recovery Scan Tool (FRST), and share the logs it creates, I'll help you remove it.

    https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/farbar-recovery-scan-tool/

    Run FRST as administrator, use default settings and press Scan. Two logs are created in the folder that FRST is run from, FRST.txt and Addition.txt. Zip the logs and share on OneDrive, Google Drive or any file sharing service, then post the share link.

    * Note: If you are downloading FRST with Edge, smartscreen will initially block it.

    Click on the 3 dots next to the warning and select Keep -> Show more -> Keep anyway.

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