Tag: Malware

Script-Based Malware: How Attackers Run Malware Through Scripts

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

Stephanie Adlam

Lumma Stealer: Removal, Detection, and Account Recovery Guide

Learn how to remove Lumma Stealer from Windows, interpret Defender detections, revoke…

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

Hellminer.exe: Coin Miner Symptoms and Removal Steps

Hellminer.exe is a suspicious process commonly associated with cryptocurrency mining malware. If…

Stephanie Adlam

rsEngineSvc.exe and RAV Endpoint Protection: What They Are and How to Remove Them

RAV Endpoint Protection appeared randomly? Learn what rsEngineSvc.exe is, why recurring alerts…

Stephanie Adlam

AcroTray.exe: Adobe Startup Process, Safe or Virus?

AcroTray.exe is usually an Adobe Acrobat startup helper. Learn when it is…

Stephanie Adlam

Malware vs Virus: Difference, Examples, and What to Do

Malware vs virus explained clearly: why every virus is malware, how Trojans,…

Stephanie Adlam

Program:Win32/Uwamson.A!ml

Win32/Uwamson.A!ml is a specific name of a Microsoft Defender detection. This designation…

Stephanie Adlam

VirTool:Win32/DefenderTamperingRestore: Settings Restored or Threat?

Defender reported VirTool:Win32/DefenderTamperingRestore? Check MSERT auto-heal, policy conflicts, exclusions, repeat alerts, and…

Brendan Smith

Infostealers Made With Electron On The Rise

AhnLab Security Intelligence Center (ASEC) has identified a new strain of Infostealer…

Stephanie Adlam

GitHub and GitLab CDNs Abused to Spread Malware

Recent research around new spreading approaches of one stealer malware family revealed…

Stephanie Adlam

OpenMetadata Vulnerabilities Exploited to Abuse Kubernetes

Microsoft security blog reports that the OpenMetadata platform has critical vulnerabilities that…

Stephanie Adlam

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