Re: Ammyy scam

Discussion in 'Malware Help - MG (A Specialist Will Reply)' started by youbaron, Oct 17, 2011.

  1. youbaron

    youbaron Private E-2

    Hey kestrel,

    Just wondering if there is anything (doubt it since everything is running fine)

    Is it possible for them to search through internet history on other computers in the house?
     
  2. TimW

    TimW MajorGeeks Administrator - Jedi Malware Expert Staff Member

    Only if they are doing file sharing. Or have some spyware on your system.
     
  3. youbaron

    youbaron Private E-2


    Are you serious? Good god...

    I did a system recovery to set it back to factory settings..

    Did that do it?
     
  4. youbaron

    youbaron Private E-2

    the software I downloaded was ammyy

    it was part of a scam right?

    Once i realised I was, I hung up the phone, kicked him off my computer, disconnected my internet, then did a system restore to 8 days before.

    I then did a system recovery to factory settings

    Then I did a scan with norton, found nothing

    Uninstalled norton, installed AVG, did a scan in safe mode and regular mode, nothing found

    Did a scan with maleware bytes, nothing found.


    I am very scared.
     
  5. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

  6. youbaron

    youbaron Private E-2

  7. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    No if you are 100% sure that you never had financial related info stored anywhere on your PC. However ALL passwords for all user accounts ( including the Administrator account ) must be changed and all passwords for anything else you log into from the PC need to be changed. Like email accounts, any websites ( like even here at MGs ) etc.
     
  8. youbaron

    youbaron Private E-2

    Yes, I changed most.

    But I made a account here after I did a system restore,system recovery to manufacture, and a scan with norton+avg, safe mode, spybot, malewarebytes anti maleware. Do I need to change?
     
  9. thisisu

    thisisu Malware Consultant

    If you made the account here after the system recovery, then no you do not need to change it. :)
     

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