What is Winrmsrv.exe
Winrmsrv.exe is a legitimate process that belongs to Microsoft. You likely noticed it running when you opened Task Manager and were wondering what it is. It should not be causing you any issues, and you should not notice its existence unless you’re checking the Task Manager.…
What is Pubads.g.doubleclick.net
Pubads.g.doubleclick.net is legitimate advertising service provided by Google. However, it’s often misused by adware to bombard users with ads. If you are constantly redirected and shown ads, your computer is probably infected with adware. Adware is a relatively minor computer infection that mainly wants to generate revenue. To do that it floods your screen with ads. It won’t…
Recent reports on the latest malware threats state that more than 50 apps promoted in Google Play Store were distributing malicious software called Tekya. Most of these apps were aimed at children (puzzle, racing and other games for kids), while others were various utility apps like downloaders, calculators, translators, and so on. Almost one million of downloads were made before…
SSBkgdupdate.exe is an executable file that belongs to ScanSoft OmniPage, an optical character recognition application. It’s a legitimate updater process that should be causing no issues but you can notice it in your Task Manager. Some users have reported that it starts automatically upon booting the computer but the program does not require automatic startup. You can turn off automatic…
What is spybotsd2-windows-upgrade-installer.exe
spybotsd2-windows-upgrade-installer.exe belongs to an anti-spyware program Spybot, developed by Safer Networking Ltd. The anti-spyware program is legitimate and safe to use. As can be said from the name, spybotsd2-windows-upgrade-installer.exe is related to updating the program, so if you do find the process running in Task Manager, your SpyBot program is probably updating. You can find the file at C:\Program Files (x86)\Spybot…
What is Install.notify-service.com
Install.notify-service.com is a questionable website that users get redirected to by adware. It’s a site that will ask you to allow notifications, and by pressing Allow, you’re essentially agreeing to seeing ads, even when on different websites. A lot of sites ask to show you notifications, even completely legitimate ones. Agreeing to this request is not a good…
What is Cerberus?
Cerberus is a banking Trojan designed specifically for Androids and sold on various hacker forums. Like any other banking Trojan, it is used to steal personal and financial information. The threat first appeared in 2019. It gives cyber crooks remote access to the device and allows them to perform different malign actions including sensitive data collection. This data is…
What is Search.myway.com virus
Search.myway.com virus is a browser hijacker website that will be set as your homepage and new tabs if a particular hijacker installs on the computer. The hijacker isn’t a particularly dangerous infection, though it is an annoying one. It will make unwanted changes to your browser, such as set Search.myway.com as your homepage, new tabs and search…