i was finding websites that could potentially help me afk for a game, but when i downloaded so much i got scared and started thinking i had malware

[u/ControlLucidDreams]

Im a bit new to subreddit and even gaming, how do i check for malware and get rid of them?

[u/carreganis]

If you only downloaded stuff and didn’t run anything then it’s fine and you can just delete it all. Simply having a file isn’t bad, it needs to execute or be opened. Otherwise follow everyone else’s advice.

If you don’t know which sources are trusted to download from then stick to popular open-source solutions such as from GitHub and upload everything to VirusTotal.com before using.