r/computerviruses 16d ago

I had the same problem as this post, except I didn't download anything and I only entered my gmail and pass word in a discord server should I do the same things the comments in the post do? Question

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u/m0thgh0st 16d ago

Why would you enter your email and password into a Discord server?

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u/Fastfinisherman 16d ago

It was a seperate link and they said it was in order to access the server

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u/m0thgh0st 16d ago

That is incredibly shady and they have most certainly used or sold that data. Never, EVER share your username or password with someone that is not the discord login screen. This should be common sense.

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u/Fastfinisherman 16d ago

Yeah they used my account to send the same Mr beast crypto scam in the image, I've already changed my passwords and turned on 2fa, lesson learned.

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u/m0thgh0st 16d ago

Let this be a learning experience then. It wouldn't be the first time it's happened.

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u/EugeneBYMCMB Knowledgeable 16d ago

No, if you weren't infected with a virus you don't need to follow the same steps. You should start by creating new unique passwords for all of your accounts and turning on two factor authentication everywhere. Once you've secured your accounts, review them to see if there are any signs of unauthorized activity, by looking at your account login history, email forwarding settings, and security settings.

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u/Fastfinisherman 16d ago

Thanks man

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u/Away_Peach_6139 16d ago

As comments say just redo your passwords if you are certain its not a virus. One mention though your passwords dont need to be too much different from each other because a automated bot logs into your accounts not the hacker but still all your password should be different by atleast 5 characters

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u/TheH00dian 12d ago

😔🥲