How to know if your PC has been Hacked? ( + How To Fix It)

Think your PC has been hacked? I infected a Windows machine in an isolated VM and recreated the seven signs of a compromised computer, then walked through exactly how to find and remove it. No scare tactics, no sponsor, just what the symptoms actually look like on screen. Everything here was done on a virtual machine with no network access. Nothing shown is malicious code, and no tools are provided for attacking anyone. Commands used: ipconfig /release ipconfig /renew CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 0:28 Sign 1: Random notification popups 2:51 Sign 2: Task Manager is disabled 4:13 Sign 3: Windows Defender disabled 5:20 Sign 4: Restoring task manager 6:58 Sign 5: Malicious process + removal 8:11 Sign 6: Start up apps + removal 11:27 Sign 7: Registry Keys (Run) + removal 12:47 How to remove with AntiVirus 15:13 Disconnecting Internet (cmd) 17:08 Restoring Internet connection (cmd) WHAT'S COVERED How to tell if your PC is hacked on Windows 10 and Windows 11 Checking running processes and startup entries safely Where malware hides for persistence and how to find it Removing an infection and verifying it's actually gone When it's time to just reinstall Windows TOOLS USED HitmanPro - https://www.sophos.com/en-us/products... MalwareBytes - https://www.malwarebytes.com/ Bitdefender Offline 64bit - https://download.bitdefender.com/wind... If this helped, subscribing genuinely makes a difference to a channel this size. #cybersecurity #malware #windows11