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Brendan Smith

Cybersecurity analyst covering malware families, suspicious files, and detection alerts. Brendan focuses on clear explanations of what a warning means, when it may be a false positive, and which cleanup steps are appropriate.

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Adware · March 27, 2020

JS/ExAds Removal. How to remove ExAds Adware?

JS/ExAds is a detection name indicating the adware program that installs in-browser content without users' consent or permission. What is ExAds? ExAds is adware...