Thank you,
I was just curious, nothing to check on my PC because I was using my phone, but you are right. It was a script inside the file.
i downloaded the amouranth zip and i thought it was weird it was only 2MB, i opened it to see what is inside with winrar ( i didnt extract anything, i just clicked the zip file so winrar showed whats inside) and then i deleted it. How fucked am i?
Whether on a Windows, Apple, Linux, Android, computer, smartphone or tablet device, anyone who downloaded the files and especially if you executed the "lnk" files (there were more than one), needs to scan all their devices and storage for Trojans, Malware, Worms, Botnets, Viruses and anything else possible.
I only read the beginnings of the script where it started to say things about injecting into system32 and I closed everything and deleted it. There most likely was a bunch of other lines about injecting into every other operating system and device as well.
Considering that this was posted by a trusted users account being taken over, you must assume the same can be done to anyone that was infected. I'm assuming it was some sort of Trojan or Worm injecting into system files to harvest data (like passwords and personal information) and/or install more malicious files.
Everyone needs to scan their devices with things like Malwarebytes, Spybot S&D, Avast and any other scanners others suggest, just for a start. To an extreme, they may have to factory reset devices, reinstall operating systems, change all their passwords and anything else they deem sensitive, I have no idea.
I'm glad the forum here has posted a notification at the top about this issue, people should follow their advice as well.