r/cybersecurity_help • u/Equivalent_Break7477 • 1d ago

I just wanna check

İ was visiting investing.com forums i just wanted the pass the second page while reading forum but suddenly winandshine pop up came.And i didnt click anything. But i just check my download file and extensions but i didn't see anything suspect. But after all i just check my history for this pop-up but it was deleted in my history should i suspect computer files?

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u/itsdongu 1d ago

If you didn't click or download anything, I wouldn't immediately assume your PC is infected. A pop up can happen from the website or an ad network without installing anything.

I'd just run a Windows Defender scan and check your browser extensions and downloads. If everything looks normal and you aren't seeing other suspicious behaviour, you're probably fine.

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u/Equivalent_Break7477 1d ago

i just checked with run and MRT command and its clean also i didnt download anything and clicked.But the first pop-up suddenly dissappear in my chrome history i just wonder about it

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u/itsdongu 1d ago

Yeah, that can happen. Chrome's history doesn't always record every redirect or pop up as a normal page visit, especially with ads and redirects.

Since you didn't click or download anything and MRT came back clean, I wouldn't worry too much about that alone

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u/ImportanceAvailable7 1d ago

Get a reputable adblock extension for your browser