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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 12, 2019

Adware:Win32/Wintrim Removal

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

Adware · December 11, 2019

PUA:Win32/LoadMoney. How to remove LoadMoney adware?

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

Adware · December 11, 2019

Adware.Zdengo Removal. (PUA:Win32/Presenoker)

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

Adware · December 11, 2019

WinYahoo Removal (PUP.Optional.WinYahoo)

PUP.Optional.WinYahoo is a detection name indicating the adware program that installs in-browser content without users' consent or permission. What is WinYahoo? WinYahoo is adware...