A client sent me an e-mail with a onedrive link and password to access the file. I downloaded it and then tried to open it was but alerted it was a vbs file. E-mailed her back asking to send over in different file type and she said it wasn't from her and to not open it. What do I need to do to protect my computer ASAP? Thank you!

I assume you are running a current antivirus/security suite right now. It may handle it if it detected it.

Thank you both for responses. I ran the virus and protection scan from Windows 10 and said there were 0 threats. Is that good enough or is there something else I should do? Thanks again! This is the first time I've ever been duped because it was from a client we're sending lots of documents back and forth and even the title of the vbs file was relevant to our business dealings. Scary.

I'd run Malwarebytes (do the free trial option) and then McAfee Stinger. Reboot and run again.

Did you have to login with your own office 365 creds to access the file as well? If so you've been compromised. Reset your password.

You could optionally install Fiddler and watch your network I/O...see all the dirty things your machine is sending to the world wide web. Bwuhahahahahahahah!!!!

jay040 said:

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I'd run Malwarebytes (do the free trial option) and then McAfee Stinger. Reboot and run again.

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I did this. Seems thing to be running fine. Thanks.

Inform your IT Security Dept, if you have one, so they can block the malicious sender's account/hostname/IP (they can see through the spoof if that's what it was) in the email gateway and the link in their web content filter. They can maybe even investigate/detonate it in a sandbox to see what the threat actually is. And really, if you actually went as far as you did they should know about it.

Be prepared to receive a tutorial video though, lol