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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 13, 2019

Puamson Virus [PUA:Win32/Puamson.A!ml]

PUA:Win32/Puamson.A!ml is a Trojan infection that cybercriminals distribute through spam emails, free applications, and other means. Its presence often goes unnoticed until Windows Defender...

Adware · December 13, 2019

PUA:Win32/MyWebSearch Removal.

PUA:Win32/MyWebSearch is a detection name indicating the adware program that installs in-browser content without users' consent or permission. What is MyWebSearch? MyWebSearch is adware...