Infection on laptop ?

[cactikid]

Asus laptop gone slow on Opera and spinning symbol and not loading page and chatted to pc repairs and he said infected .
Malwarebytes premium on this Asus W10 and windows defender.
Should i be running anything better?

I have reset Opera browser and seems to be working again but thought i would ask.

 

[Willo3092]

I would have thought malwarebytes would have picked up on an infection.
Probably be okay now you've cleared everything.

 

[thebesh]

I have a Windows Gaming PC and only use it for gaming. I don't run anything other than Windows Defender. Running antivirus/anti-malware software is going to have an impact on system performance. It really depends on what you are browsing on the internet and what you are downloading.

Off topic - interesting you choose Opera browser. Just interested why that's your browser of choice? (no judgement by the way, just interested)

 

[Willo3092]

interesting you choose Opera browser. Just interested why that's your browser of choice? (no judgement by the way, just interested)

I use Opera as well. I like it. Built in VPN etc.

 

[cactikid]

Yes i found it handy as times used the VPN and not hogging up the machine as used Mozilla when issues happened.
Surprising the difference now as pages are loading better and running Defender full scan and not frozen yet.

Mostly used for Adverts , Donedeal , FaceBook and chatting to spammer scammers 😂
Might have downloaded a number of photos or files.

 

[Willo3092]

Stick the Ublock-Origin extension on. Works great for blocking ads, especially youtube ads.

 

[cactikid]

I did have that on previously forgot i needed to re-install again

 

[Aristotle]

I use opera browser and I only ever use window defender and malwarebites and never had any issues. I also used to download a lot of torrent and didn’t have any issues either with the same set up.

 

[cactikid]

3 1/2 hours later defender has found no threats
Malwarebytes throws up warnings from dodgy sites and nothing there either.

I can assume then when the tech said it was infected , and a reset of Opera browser would not have fixed my problem.

 

[moshibeth]

I use Opera as well. I like it. Built in VPN etc.

Tight arse pay for one like everyone does 🤣

 

[urie]

3 1/2 hours later defender has found no threats
Malwarebytes throws up warnings from dodgy sites and nothing there either.

I can assume then when the tech said it was infected , and a reset of Opera browser would not have fixed my problem.

perhaps go back to this post Cybersecurity links need advice

 

[cactikid]

perhaps go back to this post Cybersecurity links need advice

No its not that as not been bothered since i changed settings over there , so far laptop is not acting up and just needed a reset of Opera.

 

[urie]

No its not that as not been bothered since i changed settings over there , so far laptop is not acting up and just needed a reset of Opera.

ok read back on thread just opera sometimes clearing cache can help with any browser.

 

[woody6222]

Asus laptop gone slow on Opera and spinning symbol and not loading page and chatted to pc repairs and he said infected .
Malwarebytes premium on this Asus W10 and windows defender.
Should i be running anything better?

I have reset Opera browser and seems to be working again but thought i would ask.

Your best defence is to stay away from these porn sites you frequent.

 

[cactikid]

Your best defence is to stay away from these porn sites you frequent.

No interest in them any more 😂

 

[cactikid]

ok read back on thread just opera sometimes clearing cache can help with any browser.

Maybe that was the issue and starting with a fresh browser YouTube videos actually play now.