I clicked on the link provided in the email that was sent from a bank. Well, I thought it was from a bank. I realized that I ended up on a phishing website. I closed it immediately, but after this accident, my PC became sluggish and shows strange ads. I am afraid that I may have been in infected with GameOver Zeus. What should I do?
Can it be GameOver Zeus?
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Many malware authors often rely on phishing emails to distribute malicious payload and infect computers. People are usually quite careful when it comes to opening emails from unknown sources, and that is why this method is so effective.
The fake messages often come from what seems to be a reputable organization, like a bank, a delivery service, an online retailer, or similar. Quite often, the author actively urges users to open the attached document (usually .doc, .txt, .html, .pdf, .zip, and similar) or click on a hyperlink. Both actions lead to malware infection.
Various malware can be hidden inside the malicious documents or unsafe links, so there is no indication that malware that infected your PC is necessary Zeus. If you see a lot of adverts and your device is operating slowly, it might be an aggressive type of adware. However, many Trojans do not display any symptoms.
Thus, the best options would be to scan your computer with a comprehensive security application which would be able to determine what cyber threat infected your device.
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