Trojan.PowerShell.General

Question

I recently factory reset my PC and had some issues opening apps, so I took some advice from google and my latest post and saw that I needed to input this string of code in PowerShell that would re-register the Microsoft Store app using PowerShell. Afterwards, I had noticed PowerShell randomly opening. I decided that a virus scan would be great, and the results came back with 5 Trojan.PowerShell.General. What's the best way to get rid of this, and maybe someone has an answer on how I got it?

Thanks!

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Answer 1

Hi krumbll,

The log looks clean. Malwarebytes seem to have eliminated the rogue task and the corresponding PS1 script. As to how the infection happened, I'm not sure, but there have been some software downloads (including a torrent app) on 2023-06-21 and later that may have caused it.

In a recent case, the log was clean, but reinfection happened whenever Minecraft was launched. It was due to a bad Minecraft mod. If threat alerts appear again, please vet your programs and keep everything updated.

Answer 2

Hi,

Please quarantine all items on that list.

Also, do the following:

• Download Farbar Recovery Scan Tool (FRST64.exe)
• Run FRST64.exe and click "Scan".
• Upload the two logs, FRST.txt and Addition.txt, to your OneDrive and share the link here.

Answer 3

Hi there Ramesh!

The scan is finally complete, here's the link to the scan

Let me know if you're having any troubles!