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How to detect and remove a rootkit in Windows 10

05

Sep

2017

Rootkits are a particularly insidious form of malware because they load before an operating system boots and can hide from ordinary antimalware scans and protection. Their ability to elude detection also makes them extraordinarily difficult to remove and clean up after. By design, rootkits are difficult to find. For your humble authors, even the slightest […]

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AVG Forum Update: Fake AVG Pop-Ups

30

Jul

2013

Illegal version of AVG pop-upSome users have reported that their AVG has been downgraded to a trial version despite having a license valid until 2018.Please note that if you see this pop-up and are experiencing the described behavior, you may be a victim of Internet piracy.We recommend buying a valid license by clicking on link in the […]

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Fake YouTube infects PCs with SpyEye Bot

11

May

2011

The following site is a great YouTube replica that really tricks you as all video links are actually working properly.secretyoutube.comBut it has a dirty secret: The site pushes a malicious Java drive-by download from: secretyoutube.com/YouTube.jar (VirusTotal (7/42) report here).The applet contains one class (YouTube.class) whose intent is fairly straightforward: To download and run an executable.The file […]

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