Remove corrupted files

Hello Marc Stephenson,

corrupt is in most cases not a sign of malware. While scanning a file the scanner encountered an internal structure it didn't expect. I assume you didn't post the complete message, does the path end with .gz? Then it's likely performance and other system data. When these data are collected they are, like e.g. the system logs, compressed on the fly and the overhead for "finalizing" the archive is avoided and thus it appears corrupt.

Just ignore the message. And as PeterM I don't think it's related to the email you received. BTW - you could check at have i been pwned whether your password might have been exposed in a data breach.  

Christian

Hello Marc Stephenson,

corrupt is in most cases not a sign of malware. While scanning a file the scanner encountered an internal structure it didn't expect. I assume you didn't post the complete message, does the path end with .gz? Then it's likely performance and other system data. When these data are collected they are, like e.g. the system logs, compressed on the fly and the overhead for "finalizing" the archive is avoided and thus it appears corrupt.

Just ignore the message. And as PeterM I don't think it's related to the email you received. BTW - you could check at have i been pwned whether your password might have been exposed in a data breach.  

Christian

Thanks Christian, looks like it has but thankfully I don't use that password anymore.

Really appreciate the help and advice on here.

was the email you got one of these: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/beware-of-extortion-scams-stating-they-have-video-of-you-on-adult-sites/

if so they are a scam.

Thanks for following up Peter. It's pretty much one of these. I just deleted the email, lesson learned!