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I have a question.

When navigating in page shorteners of dubious origin where there is too much advertising...

And it automatically downloads a strange executable... and I immediately remove it (through the option of "Windows Explorer" that allows you to "Delete file Permanently" without going through the recycle bin) and I never run it.

So... My pc got infected just by downloading that strange executable? Or do I need to run the file to get infected?

Thanks in advance

SRC
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Normally executables only infect your PC if you run them. BUT if the site is very dubious, there is always the possibility that other malware made it onto your PC that infects it without any user interaction like running an executable. So you probably should consider using an antivirus software and do a complete scan on all your drives.

And in the future I would recommend using some sort of sandbox if you need to go to dubious sites, like the Windows sandbox which is only available on windows 10 pro or higher, or the now open source programme Sandboxie which was first written by Sophos Inc. Or just use a VM, if you really expect malware.

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