Category: Antivirus & Malware

A virus is a piece of code which is capable of copying itself in order to do damage to your computer, including corrupting your system or destroying data. Malware, on the other hand, is an umbrella term that stands for a variety of malicious software, including Trojans, spyware, worms, adware, ransomware and yes, viruses.

Cybereason XDR: The New Hot Thing

XDR is quickly becoming the new hot thing. The security market, which has had a hard time developing and has been stagnant for the past two years, is now showing signs of a healthy new beginning. Cybereason, an antivirus firm with multiple offices in the U. , Europe, and Asia, has announced a number of…

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McAfee’s Suicide Note

As part of the ongoing investigation into the suicide of former McAfee Antivirus Chief and former McAfee Labs Executive John McAfee, a former partner at the antivirus firm has made a number of comments regarding the case. The comments are posted on a number of popular websites, including Ars Technica, which was the first to…

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Coronavirus and the 2020 Olympic Games

This is the second of a two-part series that begins with an overview of the coronavirus outbreak. In this article, we discuss the recent outbreak of Coronavirus and the impact it may have on the 2020 Olympic Games. This is the second of a two-part series that begins with an overview of the coronavirus outbreak…

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The Opening of the Olympic Village

In New Jersey and in the US, some of the first areas where a “city of origin” was introduced were in the Olympic Games cities, such as Tokyo. For the first time in the International Olympic Committee (IOC) history, the Olympic Village outside Olympic Park, in Tokyo, has opened its doors. [Note – The first…

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How to Get Rid of Trickbot Malware

Trickbot malware is one of those programs which can get easily overlooked. In fact, many people fail to fully realize just how dangerous it can be until it actually does damage to some person or business. You might not realize this until you have encountered this malicious, destructive program that can do real damage to…

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How to Protect Your Computer From Hackers

Antivirus and malware products can provide hackers a safe and secure environment, but what about the everyday tools you use on a regular basis that can help you stay more secure? Hackers tend to go to very specific types of applications, whether it’s an email program and a file manager or an online banking program…

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Doosan Partners – A Review of Doosan Partners

A couple of months ago, I wrote an article about Doosan Partners, a cybersecurity firm headquartered in the Boston-area that specializes in providing cybersecurity solutions for the retail industry. After writing this article, I thought it would be interesting to learn more about them, specifically about their business model. Doosan Partners is a cybersecurity solutions…

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The DarkSides Malicious Software (DSM) Ecosystem

Description: The DarkSides Malicious Software (DSM) ecosystem is a large black market that is filled with malicious software. DSM malware is distributed in malware-infected and malware-free software (MIS and MFx, respectively), which can be used to infect other malware-infected malware. What is DarkSides? DarkSides is a cyber espionage operation that sells malware for high monetary…

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Forecasting the Global Data Exfiltration Market

Data exfiltration is a process of moving data from a remote system to a local system for security purpose without modifying the original data. Exfiltration is one of the fastest ways to move the data from a remotely-based system to a local-based system. The global data exfiltration market is estimated to be over one billion…

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Fixing a Stuck Windows Update

Fixed a stuck Windows update. Click here to see the full blog post. If you are running Microsoft Windows and your Windows update is stuck on the update screen after a couple of minutes of waiting, here’s what you need to know. When you receive a Windows update from Microsoft, you can go to the…

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