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Hi, I just got a Virus on my PC, I think it's a virus, it's called Abel.exe and it just appeared from nowhere. AVG says nothing.

HELP!

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@1337MilkMan’s followup makes a common point: many legitimate security and recovery utilities include components that look and behave like malware to casual inspection. That behaviour is why verification steps are important before deleting or quarantining an unknown binary. For context on this class of tools and why they are controversial, see [Cain & Abel — Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cain%26_Abel).

Quick, practical checklist for any unknown executable

  • Verify origin and signature: check the file Properties and use Sysinternals Sigcheck to confirm publisher/signature (Sigcheck).
  • Multi-engine scan: upload the file to VirusTotal to see detections across many engines (VirusTotal upload).
  • Inspect runtime behaviour: use Process Explorer to view parent process, loaded DLLs, handles, and network activity (Process Explorer).
  • Check persistence: run Autoruns to find startup entries, services, scheduled tasks or shell hooks tied to the file (Autoruns).
  • Contain and remove safely: if the tool was not intentionally installed, uninstall via Programs and Features, delete leftover files, and scan again. If it is required for testing, keep it confined to an isolated VM or lab network.

Caution: tools that capture or crack credentials should never run on production or untrusted networks. The links above point to vendor and neutral resources for verification and safe analysis.

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Sorry, solved it. It was from My Cain+Abel program. Close topic, please MODs.

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