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The Brave shortcut has nothing to do with an infection, and as my colleague said above it could just be a browser's update.
The logs include some entries related to a particular infection, so please do the following:
1. Java
There are very few reasons these days to continue having Java installed on your computer. However, if you do elect to keep Java, it needs to be updated to the latest version which you can find here: J
ava SE Runtime Environment 8 - Downloads.
For now, just uninstall Java. If you would like to install it again, please wait to do this at the end of this procedure.
2. FRST fix
Please do the following to run a FRST fix.
NOTICE: This script was written specifically for this user. Running it on another machine may cause damage to your operating system
- Select the entire contents of the code box below, from the "Start::" line to "End::", including both lines. Right-click and select "Copy ". No need to paste anything to anywhere.
Code:
Start::
CreateRestorePoint:
CloseProcesses:
AV: Kaspersky (Disabled - Up to date) {4F76F112-43EB-40E8-11D8-F7BD1853EA23}
FW: Kaspersky (Disabled) {774D7037-0984-41B0-3A87-5E88E680AD58}
CustomCLSID: HKU\S-1-5-21-2747520710-880075426-1544898997-1001_Classes\CLSID\{087a1a2f-2d93-5505-77df-7b835d6bfccd}\localserver32 -> "C:\Users\dodev\Desktop\FN OG\Release\FortniteLauncher.exe" -ToastActivated => No File
AlternateDataStreams: C:\ProgramData\mntemp:8EAD8B3507 [5154]
AlternateDataStreams: C:\ProgramData\ntuser.dat:D4F6BC83AF [5154]
AlternateDataStreams: C:\ProgramData\ntuser.dat.LOG1:94949E25BC [5154]
AlternateDataStreams: C:\ProgramData\ntuser.dat.LOG2:CCE2DBB696 [5154]
AlternateDataStreams: C:\ProgramData\ntuser.dat{be914813-e61a-11ee-8398-06a911285b47}.TM.blf:2F060694AD [5154]
AlternateDataStreams: C:\ProgramData\ntuser.dat{be914813-e61a-11ee-8398-06a911285b47}.TMContainer00000000000000000001.regtrans-ms:AD9518691F [5154]
AlternateDataStreams: C:\ProgramData\ntuser.dat{be914813-e61a-11ee-8398-06a911285b47}.TMContainer00000000000000000002.regtrans-ms:D4AE7C61D7 [5154]
AlternateDataStreams: C:\ProgramData\temp_Delete.bat:3AFEC52931 [5154]
AlternateDataStreams: C:\ProgramData\temp_runbat.vbs:83E5ECD070 [5154]
AlternateDataStreams: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\desktop.ini:B1DA6C571C [5154]
AlternateDataStreams: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\HidHide Configuration Client.lnk:B7B9C8BD2D [5154]
AlternateDataStreams: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Access.lnk:A1B76439FE [5154]
AlternateDataStreams: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\BakkesMod.lnk:14E057C8D9 [5154]
AlternateDataStreams: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Blend for Visual Studio 2022.lnk:D689419597 [5154]
AlternateDataStreams: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\desktop.ini:41964AA945 [5154]
AlternateDataStreams: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Epic Games Launcher.lnk:BE32D07BC5 [5154]
AlternateDataStreams: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Excel.lnk:B96E9B8455 [5154]
AlternateDataStreams: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\FACEIT AC.lnk:550995E265 [5154]
AlternateDataStreams: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\FahrenLernen.lnk:F0A814A5B9 [5154]
AlternateDataStreams: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Immersive Control Panel.lnk:DC8F23BC3A [5154]
AlternateDataStreams: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\OneNote.lnk:60EC9648C0 [5154]
AlternateDataStreams: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Orca.lnk:2A8919CA1D [5154]
AlternateDataStreams: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Outlook.lnk:5465085A2F [5154]
AlternateDataStreams: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\PC Health Check.lnk:F20EF51E1F [5154]
AlternateDataStreams: C:\Users\Public\AppData:CSM [458]
AlternateDataStreams: C:\Users\Public\Shared Files:VersionCache [470]
HKLM\...\StartupApproved\Run32: => "SunJavaUpdateSched"
BHO: Java(tm) Plug-In SSV Helper -> {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43} -> C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.0_351\bin\ssv.dll [2023-01-22] (Oracle America, Inc. -> Oracle Corporation)
BHO: Java(tm) Plug-In 2 SSV Helper -> {DBC80044-A445-435b-BC74-9C25C1C588A9} -> C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.0_351\bin\jp2ssv.dll [2023-01-22] (Oracle America, Inc. -> Oracle Corporation)
FirewallRules: [{5800C117-7662-4F60-A9FF-87323BDBD4C1}] => (Allow) D:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Global Offensive\csgo.exe => No File
FirewallRules: [{94CE1ACF-01A8-405F-B5A8-68956C726F25}] => (Allow) D:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Global Offensive\csgo.exe => No File
FirewallRules: [TCP Query User{FC674DB9-F797-4341-B242-E86CEC434EC3}C:\users\dodev\appdata\roaming\.tlauncher\jvms\jre1.8.0_281\bin\javaw.exe] => (Block) C:\users\dodev\appdata\roaming\.tlauncher\jvms\jre1.8.0_281\bin\javaw.exe => No File
FirewallRules: [UDP Query User{8D57AF87-E2DB-4CA6-A5DA-F7C8DB29ECDF}C:\users\dodev\appdata\roaming\.tlauncher\jvms\jre1.8.0_281\bin\javaw.exe] => (Block) C:\users\dodev\appdata\roaming\.tlauncher\jvms\jre1.8.0_281\bin\javaw.exe => No File
FirewallRules: [TCP Query User{E17CE560-8766-4D16-87EC-B16B2B8F1ACA}C:\users\dodev\appdata\roaming\.tlauncher\jvms\jre1.8.0_281\bin\javaw.exe] => (Block) C:\users\dodev\appdata\roaming\.tlauncher\jvms\jre1.8.0_281\bin\javaw.exe => No File
FirewallRules: [UDP Query User{C0A77587-B71F-4F06-8DE7-3EBC11AC577C}C:\users\dodev\appdata\roaming\.tlauncher\jvms\jre1.8.0_281\bin\javaw.exe] => (Block) C:\users\dodev\appdata\roaming\.tlauncher\jvms\jre1.8.0_281\bin\javaw.exe => No File
FirewallRules: [TCP Query User{965685B1-228C-49AE-8397-68B4B9A9FBB5}D:\call of duty modern warfare\modernwarfare.exe] => (Block) D:\call of duty modern warfare\modernwarfare.exe => No File
FirewallRules: [UDP Query User{0028A279-D0F6-4BB7-AAF8-F32CE86F926A}D:\call of duty modern warfare\modernwarfare.exe] => (Block) D:\call of duty modern warfare\modernwarfare.exe => No File
FirewallRules: [TCP Query User{07FFA4DA-D72F-4C0F-9AEF-6325D5F96BA4}D:\call of duty modern warfare\modernwarfare.exe] => (Block) D:\call of duty modern warfare\modernwarfare.exe => No File
FirewallRules: [UDP Query User{C4ED7FD2-FB46-4AB5-AD96-07EB823C1BC0}D:\call of duty modern warfare\modernwarfare.exe] => (Block) D:\call of duty modern warfare\modernwarfare.exe => No File
FirewallRules: [TCP Query User{D3DEEDC3-B706-4DC1-93E1-9AA72B590D50}D:\overwatch\_retail_\overwatch.exe] => (Block) D:\overwatch\_retail_\overwatch.exe => No File
FirewallRules: [UDP Query User{087698C2-1AEC-4D24-8CE4-58398BB60CC1}D:\overwatch\_retail_\overwatch.exe] => (Block) D:\overwatch\_retail_\overwatch.exe => No File
FirewallRules: [{45E18840-C521-4A07-83DB-E94712E48145}] => (Allow) D:\Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege\RainbowSix_BE.exe => No File
FirewallRules: [{1743298E-8CEB-4004-B505-193A16DAB8DB}] => (Allow) D:\Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege\RainbowSix_BE.exe => No File
FirewallRules: [{D4D3133F-FE6C-4E9F-8B67-A6EA602B550C}] => (Allow) D:\Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege\RainbowSix.exe => No File
FirewallRules: [{885FBEC5-BD6F-4C02-8B16-B0F476A855A3}] => (Allow) D:\Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege\RainbowSix.exe => No File
FirewallRules: [TCP Query User{CE28E71D-4CFB-4E49-ACD8-2F1B0FCE75FF}C:\users\dodev\appdata\local\ubisoft\r6siege\y7s4.2.0.1pc_c7361317_d1569606_s50031_50497889\1623537794\rainbowsix.exe] => (Block) C:\users\dodev\appdata\local\ubisoft\r6siege\y7s4.2.0.1pc_c7361317_d1569606_s50031_50497889\1623537794\rainbowsix.exe => No File
FirewallRules: [UDP Query User{097B497A-E638-44A7-9228-0707BB340359}C:\users\dodev\appdata\local\ubisoft\r6siege\y7s4.2.0.1pc_c7361317_d1569606_s50031_50497889\1623537794\rainbowsix.exe] => (Block) C:\users\dodev\appdata\local\ubisoft\r6siege\y7s4.2.0.1pc_c7361317_d1569606_s50031_50497889\1623537794\rainbowsix.exe => No File
FirewallRules: [TCP Query User{1908CC71-AF63-473B-BF80-0141F17D6E2A}C:\users\dodev\appdata\local\ubisoft\r6siege\y8s1.0.0.1pc_c7441957_d1592481_s50764_52750213\4015291770\rainbowsix.exe] => (Block) C:\users\dodev\appdata\local\ubisoft\r6siege\y8s1.0.0.1pc_c7441957_d1592481_s50764_52750213\4015291770\rainbowsix.exe => No File
FirewallRules: [UDP Query User{FC92CEBC-820D-448C-B1CF-1D911E457917}C:\users\dodev\appdata\local\ubisoft\r6siege\y8s1.0.0.1pc_c7441957_d1592481_s50764_52750213\4015291770\rainbowsix.exe] => (Block) C:\users\dodev\appdata\local\ubisoft\r6siege\y8s1.0.0.1pc_c7441957_d1592481_s50764_52750213\4015291770\rainbowsix.exe => No File
FirewallRules: [TCP Query User{4FBA5F27-5021-42CF-BBFF-68B49CE2AFDC}C:\users\dodev\appdata\local\ubisoft\r6siege\y8s1.1.0.1pc_c7483627_d1598026_s50996_53580025\3075775909\rainbowsix.exe] => (Block) C:\users\dodev\appdata\local\ubisoft\r6siege\y8s1.1.0.1pc_c7483627_d1598026_s50996_53580025\3075775909\rainbowsix.exe => No File
FirewallRules: [UDP Query User{3297A35A-9B30-43AE-BFA5-7EEA2D3026F7}C:\users\dodev\appdata\local\ubisoft\r6siege\y8s1.1.0.1pc_c7483627_d1598026_s50996_53580025\3075775909\rainbowsix.exe] => (Block) C:\users\dodev\appdata\local\ubisoft\r6siege\y8s1.1.0.1pc_c7483627_d1598026_s50996_53580025\3075775909\rainbowsix.exe => No File
FirewallRules: [TCP Query User{24214128-7AA2-4ECA-B341-88030C3ED971}D:\tom clancy's rainbow six siege\rainbowsix.exe] => (Block) D:\tom clancy's rainbow six siege\rainbowsix.exe => No File
FirewallRules: [UDP Query User{69FB2083-724E-4C7B-8EC7-ABC0D12274AA}D:\tom clancy's rainbow six siege\rainbowsix.exe] => (Block) D:\tom clancy's rainbow six siege\rainbowsix.exe => No File
FirewallRules: [TCP Query User{FDE8269A-90B2-45E5-92D1-FB23801234C8}C:\users\dodev\appdata\local\ubisoft\r6siege\y8s1.1.0.2pc_c7495669_d1598026_s50996_53838173\857925340\rainbowsix.exe] => (Block) C:\users\dodev\appdata\local\ubisoft\r6siege\y8s1.1.0.2pc_c7495669_d1598026_s50996_53838173\857925340\rainbowsix.exe => No File
FirewallRules: [UDP Query User{38B9F792-0B48-48CB-82C2-E7257DEDFE76}C:\users\dodev\appdata\local\ubisoft\r6siege\y8s1.1.0.2pc_c7495669_d1598026_s50996_53838173\857925340\rainbowsix.exe] => (Block) C:\users\dodev\appdata\local\ubisoft\r6siege\y8s1.1.0.2pc_c7495669_d1598026_s50996_53838173\857925340\rainbowsix.exe => No File
FirewallRules: [TCP Query User{387CBA54-BB1F-4528-B882-E587F7133953}C:\users\dodev\appdata\local\ubisoft\r6siege\y8s1.2.0_c7498104_d1603541_s51115_53918566\1671572565\rainbowsix.exe] => (Block) C:\users\dodev\appdata\local\ubisoft\r6siege\y8s1.2.0_c7498104_d1603541_s51115_53918566\1671572565\rainbowsix.exe => No File
FirewallRules: [UDP Query User{5680B3BB-9358-4E9C-A772-7D193A34C289}C:\users\dodev\appdata\local\ubisoft\r6siege\y8s1.2.0_c7498104_d1603541_s51115_53918566\1671572565\rainbowsix.exe] => (Block) C:\users\dodev\appdata\local\ubisoft\r6siege\y8s1.2.0_c7498104_d1603541_s51115_53918566\1671572565\rainbowsix.exe => No File
FirewallRules: [TCP Query User{D5DD7347-3869-4948-9875-6B977EAD329B}D:\overwatch\_retail_\overwatch.exe] => (Block) D:\overwatch\_retail_\overwatch.exe => No File
FirewallRules: [UDP Query User{EDEA746D-4918-4BD8-A1C6-23145F410E4A}D:\overwatch\_retail_\overwatch.exe] => (Block) D:\overwatch\_retail_\overwatch.exe => No File
FirewallRules: [TCP Query User{184920EE-4056-496D-9A86-99CEC5E86096}D:\fmod\fortnitegame\binaries\win64\fmodclient-win64-shipping.exe] => (Block) D:\fmod\fortnitegame\binaries\win64\fmodclient-win64-shipping.exe => No File
FirewallRules: [UDP Query User{EE57B5D6-F32B-4FA6-B2A7-704BABBB7029}D:\fmod\fortnitegame\binaries\win64\fmodclient-win64-shipping.exe] => (Block) D:\fmod\fortnitegame\binaries\win64\fmodclient-win64-shipping.exe => No File
FirewallRules: [TCP Query User{6966AD0B-5586-4BF6-AB72-CEADC76C58DE}D:\steamlibrary\steamapps\common\call of duty hq\mp23\mp23-cod.exe] => (Block) D:\steamlibrary\steamapps\common\call of duty hq\mp23\mp23-cod.exe => No File
FirewallRules: [UDP Query User{CF2CB98B-7E95-4AAB-AC80-FD2898C1EF3E}D:\steamlibrary\steamapps\common\call of duty hq\mp23\mp23-cod.exe] => (Block) D:\steamlibrary\steamapps\common\call of duty hq\mp23\mp23-cod.exe => No File
FirewallRules: [TCP Query User{2B95C8EC-CB08-4749-AA39-1CD06C543319}D:\grand theft auto iv - modded\gtaiv.exe] => (Block) D:\grand theft auto iv - modded\gtaiv.exe => No File
FirewallRules: [UDP Query User{0ACC2088-DA09-4F8B-8EF9-8D41573C468B}D:\grand theft auto iv - modded\gtaiv.exe] => (Block) D:\grand theft auto iv - modded\gtaiv.exe => No File
FirewallRules: [TCP Query User{85FEC107-4170-484F-B019-94AB8B8757C9}D:\forza horizon 5\forza horizon 5\forzahorizon5.exe] => (Block) D:\forza horizon 5\forza horizon 5\forzahorizon5.exe => No File
FirewallRules: [UDP Query User{623ECDA9-B3EE-49CF-98CC-6279400634D9}D:\forza horizon 5\forza horizon 5\forzahorizon5.exe] => (Block) D:\forza horizon 5\forza horizon 5\forzahorizon5.exe => No File
Edge HKU\S-1-5-21-2747520710-880075426-1544898997-1001\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Edge\Extensions\...\Edge\Extension: [jcpgbnbdnakoblgfkbgggankeidkfcdl]
Edge HKLM-x32\...\Edge\Extension: [jcpgbnbdnakoblgfkbgggankeidkfcdl]
S3 NalDrv; \??\C:\Users\dodev\Desktop\Injector\NalDrv.sys [X]
Hosts:
EmptyTemp:
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- Right-click on FRST64 on your Desktop, to run it as administrator. When the tool opens, click "yes" to the disclaimer.
- Press the Fix button once and wait.
- FRST will process fixlist.txt
- When finished, it will produce a log fixlog.txt on your Desktop.
- Post the log in your next reply.
In your next reply, please post:
- If you successfully uninstalled Java
- The fixlog.txt