all scans says my computer is clean

[prplchknz]

but last night i went into tiny chat and it said my camera was being used by a program so I go to task manager find the process that's using it's something I don't recognize and I know shouldn't be their and i stop the process. I've done a malware scan, virus scan, and now doing a spyware scan. but how do i get rid of this if nothing is picking it up?

and I keep obsessivley checking processes to make sure it hasn't reloaded

 

[JivinJeffJones]

Probably the easiest thing to do if you already have plenty of anti-malware stuff is to just google the name of the process. The top few results of such a search are usually people asking security forums what that process is and if it's safe.

 

[prplchknz]

Probably the easiest thing to do if you already have plenty of anti-malware stuff is to just google the name of the process. The top few results of such a search are usually people asking security forums what that process is and if it's safe.

it's saying it came preinstalled with the computer (I have a built in camera). All i know is last night I went to go use my camera and i was told it was being used by something else (this hasn't happened before, well except when I had something open that was using it and had forgotten about it, but I hadn't this time) and when I quit that process it worked. So I'm suspicious

 

[JivinJeffJones]

Yeah I dunno. Personally I hung a piece of cardboard over my computer camera when I wasn't using it, just for peace of mind. You can probably also check which programs load on startup and make sure it isn't on the list. I don't know off the top of my head how you do that, but I'm sure it's somewhere in control panel.

 

[prplchknz]

Yeah I dunno. Personally I hung a piece of cardboard over my computer camera when I wasn't using it, just for peace of mind. You can probably also check which programs load on startup and make sure it isn't on the list. I don't know off the top of my head how you do that, but I'm sure it's somewhere in control panel.

yeah I uninstalled the software, as it's unescerry for the camera to work.

 

[prplchknz]

this is why I don't install software from untrusted sources. because sometimes even when I say no to all 3rd party software it sometimes still installs bs i don't want. I hate utorrent because same thing happened i got browser hijack and it was a pain in the ass getting rid of all the stuff. I did it. and people are all like just torrent it, and maybe i'm stupid, but even when I'm extra careful shit still happens. I use adblock plus and WOT and malware bytes and anti super spyware and microsoft security essentials. I scan my computer at least once a week

 

[meowington]

I have had plenty of success using Malware Anti-bytes and Ccleaner. Keep an eye on your startup list. Good luck !

 

[prplchknz]

I have had plenty of success using Malware Anti-bytes and Ccleaner. Keep an eye on your startup list. Good luck !

I got it taken care of. thanks.

 

[yeghor]

I got it taken care of. thanks.

 

[Mal12345]

I got it taken care of. thanks.

A rootkit hides itself from normal methods of detection.

 

[Mal12345]

Translation:

How are you, Gentlemen?
All of your bases now belong to us.
Your destruction is imminent.
You have no possibility of survival, so treasure what little time remains in your lives.
Aah hahahahahaaaaaaaaaaa...

 

[93JC]

What you say!!