This is how my Windows 10 Hacked! and how i overcome it (Remove a Trojan-Horse from affected PC).

Vicky Kumar
InfoSec Write-ups
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4 min readDec 23, 2021

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what you learn in this article

  1. My mistake due to my PC got hacked.
  2. What type of fear you feel when you know you are hacked!
  3. What is Trojan -horse.
  4. How to know you are hacked(basic symptoms).
  5. How to scan your PC and remove any malware.
  6. Tips From Hr_Vicky.

My story of this event.

One day i slept in the evening 6 PM and dreaming about angle Priya (my girlfriend). Accidentally my phone is buzzing and i wake up due to this disturbance and check my phone then friends you can’t believe i got fear from that. That moment is very terrible moment for me after watching and reading that notification i will show you that notification you can also read and watch that and feel my situation during that time.

My notification
my notification

In real manner i got hacked and i fear about all that thing which happen after when you get hacked. I am thinking about so many things at that instant of time. Just like what about my privacy and my google drive i have so many personal pics and other documents does my private video and pics become public or it is available on Darkweb, and my all social media account gone take over by someone. I lost them now. And last but not least can i affected with Ransomware , can i harassed by someone to demand ransom , Bank balance also affect and etc….

Golden time

I take long breadth and now try to relax. Now it’s time to use your mind to deal with that situation. I am also a Hacker then close normal mind and open Hacker mind now. Try to identify problem and solve it like a legend.

Mistake

Now i try to remember all of my mistakes happen during last 5 days.and luckly i found that one day i try to learn adobe premiere and don’t want to pay for it’s license.So i use shortcut i go to one website and download its cracked version and install it . After install i enjoy a lot more and think life is so simple i got it free and enjoy more happy moment. I don’t know about any disaster which come after this happy moment.

Identify problem

At first i scan my download zip file and i found that that file is malicious. It have piece of code of trojan horse. O MY GOD . Now time to search it in system and kill it.

What is Trojan horse.

A Trojan horse, or Trojan, is a type of malicious code or software that looks legitimate but can take control of your computer. A Trojan is designed to damage, disrupt, steal, or in general inflict some other harmful action on your data or network.

Basic symptoms of you are hacked!.

  • You get a fake antivirus message.
  • You have unwanted browser toolbars.
  • Your internet searches are redirected.
  • You see frequent, random popups.
  • Your friends receive social media invitations from you that you didn’t send.
  • Your online password isn’t working.
  • Slow down of your PC.
  • Unknown app installed without your action.

How to scan and remove it:

> If you are genius in computers then at first check your windows defender and antivirus is working or not and if they are not working try to google and fix this problem at first. Because these two are great tool provided by microsoft which detects 80% or more malicious software.

> Scan your windows Registry and identify unusual activities.

> Go through all the files and folders of defaults windows location. It may takes lots of time you can automate it for save your time.

> Check your network traffic with Wireshark where it is going. Does it target to a unknown webpage or any king of malicious target.

Example: hfeofeieeoeo.tr, asdfkdlll.com ….. etc.

Hr_Vicky Tips:

Log in with google account with using all security measure just like 2FA and many more provided by google. Because Google notified you when someone try to do malicious activities with your account.

Always update your antivirus and windows OS.

After period of time you can do manual scan by your knowledge.

Don’t be panic if you don’t know what to do and hire a ethical hacker then consult from them, they definitely help you.

Google help you a lot more.

eg:

Alert gmail

Thanks for increasing your own knowledge. I always try to give you something different and new.

===== BYE AND TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF=====

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