How to deal with an hacker, or whatever, also making sure that the PC is 100% clean.

[Altairp]

Hello all,

today, like, one hour ago, STALKER server got ddosed by a guy (Who is in my steamcontacts), some minutes after, the guy sent me an image, I clicked on the link and the computer just crashed.

I smelled shit from miles away, a friend of mine gave me a program to scan my pc, and now it's detecting tons of viruses and what not.

I want to be sure that everything will be clean after the scan, using the "Reinstall your whole pc" as last restort.
Please, if you know programs that can help me in this, link here. Also, I can give away his steamname, if someone knows how to deal with such shitty people.

 

[Biscuits]

First thing is first: NEVER trust anyone in your steam contacts, it's alright to act casual and friendly, but at the end of the day you have no idea who you may be talking to. By the sounds of it you just fell for one of the many people in the Steam community who love to mess and ruin peoples day, the best advice I can give is to reset your computer to an earlier date, it's the quickest and most efficient way in my opinion to completely get rid of the programs that may be infesting your PC by now. Another thing is you need to identify what's been effected and what's changed, just resetting your PC to an earlier date won't necessarily get rid of the virus, completely depends on what type it is, but I'm assuming it wasn't intention to hijack your account details, none-the-less. Change all your passwords immediately, it's not uncommon for people to find cracks in your PC and begin taking information out, effectively gaining any important details you'd rather keep private. That's really all I can suggest, not really a computer expert but from self-experience that's the best method I found. What scanning software did your friend suggest or are you using?

 

[Adrian117]

As for me, I would like to ask this community what would be the best anti-virus software/scan program?

 

[Hour]

As for me, I would like to ask this community what would be the best anti-virus software/scan program?

Malwarebytes.

There are some other good ones as well such as TDSKiller...
Can't think of the rest.
Derp.

 

[RG4]

I got Spybot and Symantec Corporate Editions and I rarely have any problems with viruses.

Correction I have End Point Protection.

 

[Deadmon]

I actually use Microsoft security essentials, because I have no money.

 

[Shisno]

Avast, Malwarebytes, MS Security Essentials, CCleaner. And it's a bad idea in general to click links from anyone if you haven't known them for at least a year

 

[RG4]

What did the link say?

 

[posepsi]

firstly- it is very unlikely that opening an image gave you any sort of virus. it is more likely that you already had them and they just chose that time to fuck up your computer

second- dont pay for any sort of antivirus or scanning thingy. really, they're just a ripoff- you can get free software that works just as good and doesn't constantly pester you and try to steal your money

 

[RG4]

firstly- it is very unlikely that opening an image gave you any sort of virus. it is more likely that you already had them and they just chose that time to fuck up your computer

second- dont pay for any sort of antivirus or scanning thingy. really, they're just a ripoff- you can get free software that works just as good and doesn't constantly pester you and try to steal your money

I find Symantec, even when free due my fathers work is one the best anti-viruses.

 

[posepsi]

the problem with 'professional' antiviruses in my experience is that is they tend to use way more system resources than they need, constantly harass the user with unneeded popups (they need to constantly remind you how much work they're doing so when your time expires you'll fork over more cash), and uninstalling them is an exercise in futility. its all really unnecessary.

your first line of defense against viruses and other crap is common sense. don't click on suspicious links, scan any potentially compromised files (from torrents, etc) before running them, and you should be fine.

your second line of defense should be updated software. keep your browser, plugins, and windows/OS up to date and you'll be making yourself immune to 90%(source: my ass) of the crap out there.

assuming you run windows, microsoft provides a free anti-virus called windows defender(or security essentials, something like that- just look for it) that is probably included with your OS and installed already. keeping that updated and running should make you safe but if you don't trust it AVG and Avast are both regarded highly and are less intrusive than one of the big name programs like norton or symantec.

targeted attacks by 'hackers' against individual users are incredibly uncommon. unless you're running a corporation or are somehow famous, you really don't have to worry about them. the people who create viruses and such are targeting the low hanging fruit. 99.999999999% (source: my ass) of the times someone is 'hacked' they did something retarded like install an untrustworthy program or give their password to someone.

also i'd like to say, its called steam friends, not contacts. why would you have someone on your friends list who you know orchestrates attacks against a community you're a part of? that's pretty silly, you shouldn't have people on your friends list who you aren't friends with.

 

[Altairp]

No, I've know that guy for a year, we played together lot of time, he just went apeshit yesterday because I was playing on TnB and not on his server (True story)

The guy had a friend who did this, as he sent me a quoted link (Yeah, I was stupid even to click a link sent from an unknown person after knowing that the guy was ddosing TnB)

Basically,

23:53 - A Hiding Hobo: Only if WW was like this
23:53 - A Hiding Hobo: [22:53:17] David Piper: http:[//]gyazo.info/5d41402abc4b2a76b9719d911017c592533 (I don't suggest clicking on this stuff)
23:54 - Altairp: What.
23:54 - A Hiding Hobo: Now your fucked
23:54 - A Hiding Hobo: ;)

And then puf, lost my connection and got a crash.
Anyway, Hour's scanner apparently worked, deleting almost 300+ "viruses" on my pc, will probably run more scans now.

Thanks to everyone btw.

EDIT.

Nothing dangerous, just discovered what was it.