Hello,
I posted here last night asking for help with a trojan called "KMS-R@1n.exe". I went through the process with the expert and it seemed to work. However, now my laptop is moving slow. Not all the time, just every so often it lags. I could be switching to my desktop, my click doesn't register and it freezes for a couple seconds then it goes to the desktop. I click the start button it lags and if I'm typing in my browser it lags. Could this be caused by the malware or the removal process in some way? Can I fix it?
Important side question: Can malware attack hardware?
To be specific; I own a USB audio interface which I connect to my studio monitors thru a 1/4 jack. The other night they just stopped working out of the blue. Anything I play out of my audio interface sounds terribly distorted. It's weird because, at the same time, I began having driver issues on my laptop where drivers would not install or programs not opening. So I did a virus scan and removal process. Even though the malware is now gone, my interface still isn't working. Maybe it's a coincidence, but is it possible that malware can cause damage to external hardware?
If it's not possible, could you suggest where on this site (or another site) I could post this?
Thank you guys! Really appreciate any help!
I posted here last night asking for help with a trojan called "KMS-R@1n.exe". I went through the process with the expert and it seemed to work. However, now my laptop is moving slow. Not all the time, just every so often it lags. I could be switching to my desktop, my click doesn't register and it freezes for a couple seconds then it goes to the desktop. I click the start button it lags and if I'm typing in my browser it lags. Could this be caused by the malware or the removal process in some way? Can I fix it?
Important side question: Can malware attack hardware?
To be specific; I own a USB audio interface which I connect to my studio monitors thru a 1/4 jack. The other night they just stopped working out of the blue. Anything I play out of my audio interface sounds terribly distorted. It's weird because, at the same time, I began having driver issues on my laptop where drivers would not install or programs not opening. So I did a virus scan and removal process. Even though the malware is now gone, my interface still isn't working. Maybe it's a coincidence, but is it possible that malware can cause damage to external hardware?
If it's not possible, could you suggest where on this site (or another site) I could post this?
Thank you guys! Really appreciate any help!