This text was generated with chatgpt. I don't know much about PCs. Im currently on my phone and changed all my passwords
I ran a fake Cloudflare ClickFix command and disconnected after \~15 seconds — how compromised should I assume I am?
I visited what appears to be a legitimate German bakery website using Microsoft Edge on Windows 11. The site displayed a convincing fake Cloudflare “Verify you are human” page.
Lure site, defanged for safety:
"hxxps://www\[.\]baeckerei-spiegelhauer\[.\]de/"
It was reached through a Google search result containing an "srsltid" query parameter. The malicious page was reproducible on a second computer and generated a different victim token. Researchers may be able to reproduce it in a properly isolated VM or sandbox. Please do not visit it from a normal system.
After clicking the verification box, I was instructed to press Win + R, paste a command, and click OK. Unfortunately, I did exactly that. There was no UAC/admin prompt. I realised what had happened and disconnected the PC from the internet approximately 15 seconds later. It has remained offline since then.
The command was an obfuscated CMD one-liner that:
\- located conhost.exe and cmd.exe;
\- launched a hidden/headless console;
\- located curl.exe;
\- contacted "cloudmail2077\[.\]com";
\- piped the server response directly into cmd.exe.
I have deliberately not included the complete executable command or victim token publicly, but I can provide a screenshot or defanged version to established researchers.
Important details:
\- Windows 11 with Microsoft Defender
\- Microsoft Edge was open
\- Edge contains saved passwords and active login sessions
\- The passwords require my Windows user password before Edge displays them
\- No UAC prompt appeared
\- The PC has another separate Windows user account belonging to a family member
\- A full Defender scan is currently running
\- The current DNS cache contains no entry for the malicious domain
\- Prefetch appears to be disabled, as there are no entries for either CMD or CURL
\- The command was not executed on the second computer
\- The website and malicious domain have been reported to Microsoft SmartScreen, the Swiss NCSC/BACS and Cybercrimepolice
My questions:
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Is 15 seconds enough for a typical ClickFix infostealer chain to download, execute and exfiltrate browser passwords or cookies?
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Which volatile evidence, Windows logs or recently created files should I preserve before shutting down or reinstalling?
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Should I consider all Edge passwords and active sessions compromised even without administrator privileges?
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Is a complete clean Windows installation the only trustworthy option, even if Defender finds nothing?
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Does the separate Windows user account have a meaningful risk if it was not logged in at the time?
The affected PC is still powered on but completely offline. I am changing passwords and revoking sessions from a clean device. Any specific incident-response or sandbox-analysis guidance would be appreciated.
Source: r/cybersecurity_help · by /u/matteoelstriker