Tag: Malware

AsyncRAT Spreads As Fake eBook Files, Uses LNK Files

Recent research uncovers a new spreading campaign of AsyncRAT, that targets users…

Stephanie Adlam

Malware Protection: Benefits and Cleanup Steps

Malware protection can block risky files, detect hidden threats, clean leftovers, and…

Stephanie Adlam

Polymorphic vs Metamorphic Virus: Key Differences

Polymorphic malware changes its encrypted wrapper; metamorphic malware rewrites its code. Learn…

Stephanie Adlam

Stopabit Virus

Stopabit is an unwanted application that has almost no useful functionality. Users…

Stephanie Adlam

Weather Zero Virus or Adware? High CPU and Removal Guide

Weather Zero can run WeatherZeroService.exe, use high CPU, show ads, and leave…

Stephanie Adlam

Bloom.exe

Bloom.exe is a malicious miner that masquerades as a legitimate process. Its…

Stephanie Adlam

Trojan:Win32/Casdet!rfn: Meaning, False Positive, and Removal

Defender found Trojan:Win32/Casdet!rfn? Learn what the alert means, when a false positive…

Stephanie Adlam

Trojan:Win32/Tnega!MSR and Tnega!ml: False Positive or Remove?

Seeing Tnega!MSR, Tnega!ml, or Adware:Win32/Tnega in Defender? Check the path, source, false-positive…

Brendan Smith

Virus:Win32/Grenam.VA!MSR and Ground.exe Removal

Defender flagged Virus:Win32/Grenam.VA!MSR or Ground.exe? Learn why Grenam can affect EXE files,…

Stephanie Adlam

Meduza Stealer

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

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

PUABundler:Win32/CandyOpen: What It Is and Removal

PUABundler:Win32/CandyOpen points to an OpenCandy-style bundler that can add unwanted apps, ads,…

Stephanie Adlam

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