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Advice after potentially downloading something.
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Ahh the good ol' times, I was once adventurous like you. That's ok, my recommendation is to make a backup of everything important that you have, if you use banking in that computer just monitor your credit cards and accout. Also it is a good idea to use KeePass or Bitwarden to handle your logins. Once you have done all that just reinstall windows. Yes it is tedious but if you are sailing the seas you need to have a escape plan. Have your backup up to date, when I was younger I had an external drive that I would update before installing dangerous stuff... That after I learned the hard way.
As far as adventurous goes, this seemed like going into the shallow end of the pool with arm bands on.
I've bought things through Amazon and other sites and used Paypal but I don't think I've ever actually logged in to my bank on my PC, but I'm guessing I should change my passwords regardless.
The first thing I did was delete Bitwarden.
You should be ok then, but don't worry. Tis but a scratch, matey.