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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 · December 14, 2019

JS:Agent Removal. How to remove JS:Agent Adware?

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