Dear Bleeping Computers Community,
I have been advised by several people I know online to inquire about malware on this forum. I have read through it, and couldn't find a similar subject to mine, as it's a specific situation.
I will tell you how it happened chronologically, and would like to ask you to try and assist me. I will upload whatever log you need, and also will be welcome to any advice how to get rid of bootkits/rootkits on Arch Linux.
I am a user of up-to-date Manjaro, and I received a strange video via e-mail, and opened it. It was .mp4, and I thought that Linux is pretty much protected from these kinds of malware, and also I have VLC updated to the newest version (3.0.20). It would be worth to mention that I think that the provider doesn't have a virus scan.
However, once I opened it (I didn't do anything out of the ordinary that day except that) and turned on my laptop tomorrow, I noticed an increase in how my fan performs, it was louder than before, I will freely say, about 30%. I was lucky to have done a Manjaro install a month ago, and had files in a backup, so I just reinstalled it by wiping everything, from scratch, without any files remaining, so a clean reinstall.
However, once I reinstalled it, and reinstalled my programs, the problem persists. Therefore, I currently suspect that I might have a bootkit, considering that Manjaro doesn't have a secure boot. I know it's rare, but that's the only thing I can think of.
Thankful in advance,
Leeroy
Edited by leeroy_jenkins, 17 March 2024 - 06:29 PM.
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