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How do I know if my PC has been ratted - moldypercocet - 02-05-2023
And how would I get rid of it would I have to reinstall windows?
RE: How do I know if my PC has been ratted - peine781 - 02-05-2023
you can start by looking at the task manager -> perfomance->stats to see what is accesing the internet
RE: How do I know if my PC has been ratted - mothered - 02-05-2023
Quote:would I have to reinstall windows?^ This.
The RAT may be FUD, so don't bother with scans and disinfecting your PC. For complete peace of mind, hitting a clean Installation of Windows and deleting all existing partitions Is the way to go.
RE: How do I know if my PC has been ratted - kraxs - 10-05-2023
(02-05-2023, 11:27 AM)peine781 Wrote: you can start by looking at the task manager -> perfomance->stats to see what is accesing the internet
yup he's right
RE: How do I know if my PC has been ratted - cybersinner - 12-30-2023
Look up people on YouTube who infect their pc and how they detect the RATs. Not saying you will 100% find one in a similar way, but it’s a start. However, best way is for you to Clean install your windows, meaning you have to delete and recreate all disk partitions, no data kept.
RE: How do I know if my PC has been ratted - XurraHelada1312 - 01-18-2024
You can see bad wifi signs and somebody is moving ur mouse
RE: How do I know if my PC has been ratted - r00f3rr - 02-01-2024
You can see Process Explorer to see what processes running on your computer.
RE: How do I know if my PC has been ratted - gh05t3d2 - 02-03-2024
All the above advices are correct,however if you have a bootkit it's difficult to spot. the clean install will come a priority. Remeber to backup yor important files before new install.
RE: How do I know if my PC has been ratted - RefundCEO - 04-26-2024
Check the event viewer. Browse around all your folders and see when they were last modified, check for logs in the temp folder that are trying to be deleted.
Use a network monitor.
Check for new scheduled tasks in task manager as that is one way the malware gains persistence.
Reinstalling Windows might help but if the malware is in the motherboards UEFI it will survive reinstalls.
At the end of the day try to calm down and ask yourself, what can they actually take from me anyway?
RE: How do I know if my PC has been ratted - hexexom - 05-18-2024
You can try running something like simplewall to see what apps / processes have internet activity. It blocks all web requests by default. Not really made for beginner users.