This morning My gmail went crazy and sent email that there is suspicious activity and logged me out from everything .
The email said " Someone might have accessed your Google Account using harmful malware on one of your devices. You’ve been signed out on that device for your protection."
I went and gained access , changed password, changed password for many sesntive things, and did scan for my Pc ( with TrendMicro Maximum Security , and Malware Bytes ) and nothing was detected .
Reached out to google , and they said it could be a false alarm.
But I want to be sure, can you suggest tools tools to scan and make sure nothing is undetected ?
Make sure you check any third party apps connected to your Google account.
If nothing is being detected are you sure that it was a desktop computer? Did the email from Google mention what device it was?
If you are very worried you can reset your computer using a Windows installation media. Make sure to do that on a separate computer that isn’t infected tho.
I remember it was mentioned by techlore few tools from Norton & Kaspersky and other stuff , all are portable and free but good way to have multiple security tools to scan your systems … do you know this?
I wouldn’t recommend any antivirus software, Windows Defender is included and offers pretty good protection. From a privacy perspective it makes sense to just only use the included anti virus.
You should watch Techlore’s video about antivirus:
Aside from doing basic scans and a full system reset (if you feel it’s necessary) - it’s safe to call this a false alarm. I’ve had the same warning given to me before as well.
