My internet connection started to feel sluggish. Linux Mint LMDE has 173 threads on it. Scanning with ClamTk. Interesting to see what they are.

I have a pretty good idea why I am in this situation and it doesn't feel good. Made a basic check of an online seller. One hint led to a webpage which was an orient online casino. There came a pop up with chinese looking letters and a red star on it. Took a picture with my phone but haven't yet checked whst it says.

After couple of days I made a normal search with google. I got many hits of the IT related subject I was after, all search hits showing a portion of a legit article. I clicked couple to open and they led to a page where browser said it blocked connection to an unknown site.

I tried another hit. Same thing. Then I understood to check the search hits site's url which should have been first thing to do. They were all some phony sites and these google search hits were many, each one having a portion of the legit article I was after.

So while checking that online seller even though I used a virtual machine and I think tor in it and proxy enabled, I think my ip and mac leaked and I got someone after me.

174 threads now and still scanning. I hope I can save some files and then install a new Os. And have to go through all machines in out family, reboot the router, change all the passwords to everything etc. Bummer. Haven't happen for a while.