Stephanie Adlam

Stephanie is our wordsmith, transforming technical research into engaging content that resonates with users. Her expertise in cybercrime prevention and online safety ensures that Gridinsoft's advice is accessible to everyone—whether they’re tech-savvy or not.
Follow:
927 Articles

Binance Smart Contracts Blockchain Abused in Malware Spreading

Cybercriminals appear to exploit Binance smart contracts as intermediary C2, preferring them…

Stephanie Adlam

Kaspersky Antivirus Banned By the Biden Administration

On June 20, 2024, the Biden administration implemented a complete ban on…

Stephanie Adlam

PUA:Win32/Vigua.A: Virus, PUA, or False Positive?

PUA:Win32/Vigua.A is a Defender PUA alert, not always a virus. Check the…

Stephanie Adlam

Win.MxResIcn.Heur.Gen

Antivirus engine of MaxSecure, a well-known cybersecurity vendor, currently shows massive amounts…

Stephanie Adlam

Computer Keeps Freezing? Windows 10/11 Fix Guide

Windows PC keeps freezing? Check hard freezes, Reliability Monitor, Event Viewer, drivers,…

Stephanie Adlam

VulkanRT: Is It Safe or a Virus?

VulkanRT is usually a legitimate graphics runtime installed with GPU drivers or…

Stephanie Adlam

Geek Squad Email Scam

Got a Geek Squad invoice or renewal email? Learn why it is…

Stephanie Adlam

IP Stresser & DDoS Booter

The toolkit of cybersecurity specialists in companies does not consist only of…

Stephanie Adlam

This Message Seems Dangerous

Sometimes, Gmail displays a "This Message Seems Dangerous" notification alerting the user…

Stephanie Adlam

Meduza Stealer

The Malware world evolves constantly, and it would be reckless to ignore…

Stephanie Adlam

SearchHost.exe High CPU, Memory, or GPU: Safe or Virus?

SearchHost.exe spiking CPU, memory, GPU, or waking your laptop dGPU? Learn when…

Stephanie Adlam

Script-Based Malware: How Attackers Run Malware Through Scripts

Script-based malware uses scripts such as PowerShell, JavaScript, VBScript, batch files, Office…

Stephanie Adlam

AI Assistant

Hello! 👋 How can I help you today?