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Possible infection through a job ad - advice welcome
Hi all,
Firstly - I don't quite believe I've just done what I have so a dunce cap is being placed upon my head as I type.
I got back from a run last night to see a reply to a job I'd applied for on gumtree. Really I should have sussed something but a combination of fatigue, dunce-ness and desperation meant the email which asked me to download an application form via winzip was obliged.
What was unzipped wasn't even a MSWord document or icon, but a programme icon. The extraction process never seemed to happen as the pop-up with the % bar never started up (just appeared for a bit and then disappeared).
Anyway - sense soon returned and alongside it a howling panic. I googled the scam and it's a common one. I also re-started in safe mode and ran Malware Malbytes full scan and the same with Avast. Avast only picked up "Java:Agent-AIB[Expl]".
Now - two questions. Firstly do you think the virus downloaded properly? The pop-up icon never indicated a full unzip. Secondly, if so could this be it? I'm paranoid that it's on my PC and undetectable.
Advice and help welcome as ever.