Tag: Windows

Editorial image showing a Hola Browser miner warning with me.exe and hola_monitor_svc indicators.
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Hola Browser Miner

A compromised Hola Browser Windows delivery path was found delivering me.exe, a…

Brendan Smith
Brendan Smith
Remote admin alert poster for HackTool:Win32/RemoteAdmin!MSR showing possible remote control behavior.
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HackTool:Win32/RemoteAdmin!MSR

HackTool:Win32/RemoteAdmin!MSR is a Microsoft Defender alert for remote-admin or remote-access behavior. Use…

Brendan Smith
Brendan Smith
Netcat alert poster showing nc.exe and nc64.exe as a suspicious outbound connection.
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HackTool:Win32/NetCat

HackTool:Win32/NetCat is a Microsoft Defender alert for Netcat-style tools such as nc.exe…

Brendan Smith
Brendan Smith
Editorial poster showing Servicehost.exe path and signature checks for a suspicious Windows folder copy.
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Servicehost.exe: Malware or McAfee WebAdvisor?

Servicehost.exe can be a McAfee WebAdvisor component, but a Windows-folder copy is…

Brendan Smith
Brendan Smith
MoUsoCoreWorker.exe Windows Update process with CPU and RAM activity meters
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What Is MoUsoCoreWorker.exe? High CPU & Sleep Fix

MoUsoCoreWorker.exe is a Windows Update worker. Learn why it uses CPU or…

Brendan Smith
Brendan Smith
DesckVB RAT malspam chain with email redirect and ZIP trap.
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DesckVB RAT Malspam

DesckVB RAT malspam abuses DoubleClick redirects before dropping a ZIP, script loader,…

Brendan Smith
Brendan Smith
A legitimate UserOOBEBroker.exe file in the Windows OOBE folder compared with a suspicious copy in a temporary folder.
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UserOOBEBroker.exe: Safe or Malware?

UserOOBEBroker.exe is usually a Windows OOBE process, but wrong-folder copies can be…

Brendan Smith
Brendan Smith
SecurityHealthSystray.exe Windows Security startup safety check with trusted path and suspicious copy warning
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SecurityHealthSystray.exe: Safe to Disable at Startup?

SecurityHealthSystray.exe is the Windows Security tray icon. Learn when startup is normal,…

Brendan Smith
Brendan Smith
Editorial image showing a malicious Minecraft mod JAR trap for WeedHack malware.
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WeedHack Minecraft Malware

WeedHack spreads through fake Minecraft mods and clients, stealing session tokens, passwords,…

Brendan Smith
Brendan Smith
Suspicious nethost.dll side-loaded beside ProtonVPN.exe malware cleanup warning.
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nethost.dll ProtonVPN Cleanup

Found nethost.dll beside ProtonVPN.exe or a fake VPN folder? Learn how to…

Brendan Smith
Brendan Smith
Microsoft Defender Trojan:JS/Cryxos.ASI!MTB browser cache alert
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Trojan:JS/Cryxos.ASI!MTB: Remove or Clear Browser Cache?

Defender found Trojan:JS/Cryxos.ASI!MTB? Check the affected path, clear browser or Service Worker…

Brendan Smith
Brendan Smith
Editorial illustration for Trojan:MSIL/ValleyRAT.GZD!MTB and recurring CMD cleanup.
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Trojan:MSIL/ValleyRAT.GZD!MTB: Recurring CMD Alert Fix

What Trojan:MSIL/ValleyRAT.GZD!MTB means, why a recurring CMD window is risky, and how…

Brendan Smith
Brendan Smith

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