I honestly dunno where to begin
About five days ago, I got a trial for MalwareBytes (dunno how, I’ve had it installed for almost four years now) but that’s not the point. Ever since then, every single time I open my browser, I get a notification saying “Powershell Exploit Blocked”. I don’t know what’s going on, as MalwareBytes’ Threat Scan hasn’t detected anything in two years and running it today picked up nothing, but my browser is running so slow now that it barely works. How likely is it that this is a false flag and how can I stop the app from looking for something that isn’t here, and seemingly tanking my browser as a result?
I use OperaGX and rarely have more than one or two tabs open, depending on what I’m doing. Currently, I only have three tabs open but I’ve handled as many as fifteen without issue while simultaneously playing a video game. I’ve tried reinstalling .net files, as Windows isn’t sending me the damn updates for them. I’ve reinstalled my browser, which seems to have actually made things worse. I’ll try another browser just in case but I’ve never had this issue with OperaGX or MalwareBytes before.
Edit: …I’m going through the settings again and I’ve just realized I can turn off Exploit protection, something I’ll probably do since I’ll lose it anyway when my trial ends in nine days 😂