Thank you so much for taking the time to comment!

I’ve done multiple full system scans with Eset Premium version, Windows defender, Malwarebytes, even with the MRT.exe. Other scans include Hitmanpro and Malwarebytes adwcleaner. All of them have given me clear results.

I went to see what my browser extensions are, and I have the following. AdBlock, Malwarebytes Browser Guard, Metamask, Return Youtube Dislike and Zoom Chrome Extension

I’ve gone through all the startup programs, and nothing Avast related is found. I used Taskmanager and Autoruns for this. I’ve also used Autoruns to search for any suspicious programs. I haven’t found anything

I searched anything related to Avast from the Registry, and nothing came up

I have monitored the scheduled tasks, and nothing matches the time when the Avast Software folder was created.

I also went through the event viewer, and the only thing that happened at the same time as the file was created was this. 27.11.2023 14.06.21 Microsoft Windows security auditing. Logon/Special logon

The file was created 14.06.20

These special logons happened many times before the folder creation, so I’m not sure if it is related

Honestly, I am so exhausted because it’s constantly in my mind, and the cause of this seems so mysterious.

With my laptop, I am really careful with every download almost to the point of mild paranoia, haha. All upcoming emails are scams until proven otherwise. Not sure what to do next