Greetings, first time poster.
About a week and a half ago, I opened Chrome and got a warning screen from Time Warner cable indicating that BotNet activity had been detected on my network. At the time, I was using my neighbors wireless connection (with his permission), because I no longer have a functioning wireless router. When I saw the notice, to be safe I switched to a backup cord connection to my modem and ran an AVG virus scan (which I later discovered was outdated) and a scan using a tool suggested by Time Warner. Both came up with nothing. So I told my neighbor about the notice and continued on my landline connection for the next week and a half (I'm moving soon, and will be getting a new modem from Time Warner upon moving).
However, last night I got the warning from Time Warner again (still using my backup corded connection), and right before it my internet connection seemed to be out (the warning came up on like mythird try). So this time, I updated my AVG and ran another scan. Nothing came up. Knowing that root kits and the like can be notoriously hard to find, a downloaded Malwarebytes and (making sure to click the detect rootkits option) ran another scan that came up with nothing.
I'm not exactly very tech savvy, and I don't have a firewall installed or anything like that, so I know I've compromised my security in that regard. Even though the scans have come up with nothing, I want to make sure before I take my laptop to a new modem after I move. Can anyone lend an assist?
About a week and a half ago, I opened Chrome and got a warning screen from Time Warner cable indicating that BotNet activity had been detected on my network. At the time, I was using my neighbors wireless connection (with his permission), because I no longer have a functioning wireless router. When I saw the notice, to be safe I switched to a backup cord connection to my modem and ran an AVG virus scan (which I later discovered was outdated) and a scan using a tool suggested by Time Warner. Both came up with nothing. So I told my neighbor about the notice and continued on my landline connection for the next week and a half (I'm moving soon, and will be getting a new modem from Time Warner upon moving).
However, last night I got the warning from Time Warner again (still using my backup corded connection), and right before it my internet connection seemed to be out (the warning came up on like mythird try). So this time, I updated my AVG and ran another scan. Nothing came up. Knowing that root kits and the like can be notoriously hard to find, a downloaded Malwarebytes and (making sure to click the detect rootkits option) ran another scan that came up with nothing.
I'm not exactly very tech savvy, and I don't have a firewall installed or anything like that, so I know I've compromised my security in that regard. Even though the scans have come up with nothing, I want to make sure before I take my laptop to a new modem after I move. Can anyone lend an assist?
