

If you are using a custom shell, remove the string after it that leads to Fade.exe. Choose the one without "Classes" at the end. Go to the path located at the bottom of this screenshot: HKEY_USERS is the first folder you expand, and the folder after it is a long string of characters, different for each person. Type in regedit in your Start menu search, or regedit.exe using run.ħ. Then find a recently made folder, should be named something like this: (I believe that this is a randomly generated name for each person hit) and should contain Fade.exe. rar) that could not be opened that looks like this: If this exists, delete it.ĥ. Some people also reported an unnamed archive file (.zip or. Go to your Temp folder at "C:\Users\*YOUR USER NAME*\AppData\Local\Temp"ģ. Press Ctrl+Shift+Esc, go to processes, and end the csc.exe process.Ģ. If you have used the mods Angry Planes and/or Noclip mod, then here is how to get rid of the virus, or check if it is still on your computer.ġ.

The virus could have deleted itself after grabbing what it needed to cover its tracks, or your anti-virus could have deleted it after it grabbed what it needed. If these files do not exist, do not assume you weren't affected. Here's how, as posted in by user aboutseven: There have been reports that antivirus programs (particularly free ones like AVG) aren't detecting Fade.exe as a threat, so you might need to manually delete it. Don't celebrate just yet though, even if you're antivirus reports nothing wrong. If you have downloaded any of those mods (or any GTA V mod), we recommend that you update your antivirus software right away and then run a complete system scan to make sure you're not infected. When installed, these mods trigger a malware called Fade.exe. The Angry Planes mod spawns kamikaze planes, while the Noclip mod allows the player to disable collision detection and pass through walls. The mods in question are called Angry Planes and Noclip.

Yes, it's mostly wacky harmless fun but not everything is fun and games.Ī user, aboutseven, at the has found out that two mods have been quietly infecting thousands of PCs with malware.

Since the PC is an open platform, mods have popped up to let gamers have everything from a gun that fires cars to making it rain whales. While you can do a ton of stuff in GTA V, there's still a lot of stuff you can't do. That GTA V mod you installed might be doing more than you think
