- #HOW TO PROTECT YOUR COMPUTER FROM VIRUSES WITH KODI INSTALL#
- #HOW TO PROTECT YOUR COMPUTER FROM VIRUSES WITH KODI FULL#
Text file (*.txt) - if selected you will have to name the file and save to a place of choice, recommend "Desktop" then attach to reply To get the log from Malwarebytes do the following:Ĭlick on the Report tab > from main interface.ĭouble click on the Scan log which shows the Date and time of the scan just performed.Ĭlick Export > From export you have two options:Ĭopy to Clipboard - if seleted right click to your reply and select "Paste" log will be pasted to your reply When the scan completes quarantine any found entries. Go back to "DashBoard" select the Blue "Scan Now" tab. Scroll down to "Scan Options" ensure Scan for Rootkits and Scan within Archives are both on. Open Malwarebytes, select > "settings" > "protection tab"
#HOW TO PROTECT YOUR COMPUTER FROM VIRUSES WITH KODI INSTALL#
When the install completes or Malwarebytes is already installed do the following: If necessary select the Blue Help tab for video instructions.
If you do not have Malwarebytes installed do the following:ĭownload Malwarebytes version 3 from the following link:ĭouble click on the installer and follow the prompts. Run the following and post the produced logs. Hello tpurchase and welcome to Malwarebytes, Would prefer to not have to reinstall all my programs etc if this can be fixed without nuking the drive and reinstalling though, especially on my desktop thats almost not an option there honestly. I have no problem reinstalling windows on my affected laptop but I'm unsure if this problem is on my desktop as well (I think it is, don't have access right now). Would really appreciate any incite on this and what my course of action should be. I added the reports if they mean anything, I'm quite concerned that the location of these is coming from the locked WindowsApps folder. Thought I might be lucky and I could be unaffected but when I launched Kodi and attempted to stream something I got bombarded with popups from Malwarebytes saying "Website blocked due to Trojan" and a couple different websites being blocked every time.
#HOW TO PROTECT YOUR COMPUTER FROM VIRUSES WITH KODI FULL#
I did a full scan (Threat and custom with all boxes ticked) and it came back clean. Knowing this repo is where I may or may not have gotten an add-on from made me reinstall malwarebytes to check if anything was installed. I recently found out about a criminal case involving a Kodi add-on repository (XvBMC) being linked to cryptomining software.