What is consent.exe
consent.exe is an executable file that belongs to Microsoft Windows. The file is part of the User Account Control (UAC), and is completely safe and legitimate. The UAC is a Windows security component that essentially prevents unauthorized changes to your system, whether they’re done by you, malware, or programs. Only changes performed from the Administrator account would be…
About Androidhelpa.xyz
Androidhelpa.xyz is an advertising website to which you might be redirected to if you have an adware on your Android device. This issue seems to affect primarily Android users, and many have complained about weird ads being displayed on their screens. The ads may falsely claim that your device is infected with a virus because you visited pornography websites…
What is Zedge App?
Zedge App is a legitimate app for wallpapers and ringtones. Last week, it was taken down from Google Play Store, and Zedge revealed on Twitter that it was due to a bug in the app. Not much information was provided to users, which caused concern for many users. Many started speculating that the app was taken down…
What is Tachyon Internet Security 5.0
Tachyon Internet Security 5.0 is a rogue anti-virus program that pretends to be a legitimate security program. It’s advertised as a capable tool that will remove malware and keep your computer safe. However, the program is actually more of a pest than anything. It will install without permission and will annoy you with notifications about…
This month’s edition of cybersecurity news headlines is all about data breaches and leaks. Food delivery service DoorDash suffered a data breach affecting 4.9 million users, the majority of Ecuador’s population had their data leaked, 419 million Facebook users’ phone numbers stored on an unsecured database, and two Lion Air companies suffer breach involving 35 million customers.…
About FullBrowser
FullBrowser is a Mac adware program that’s advertised as an extension that will enhance your browsing. Most adware and browser hijackers are advertised as some kind of browsing enhancer, when in reality they make unwanted changes to browsers and try to redirect users to sponsored content and show ads. FullBrowser is not a malicious infection but it is certainly…
What is AVP Antivirus
AVP Antivirus is a rogue anti-virus program that pretends to be legitimate security software. These fake anti-virus programs aim to convince users to buy full versions, and they do that by displaying bogus scan results that show loads of issues and infections on the computer. If users want to solve the detected issues, they are asked to…
About gretaith.com
gretaith.com is a website pushing a social engineering attack that aims to trick you into allowing push notifications. If you allow them, you will start seeing ads directly on your desktop. The ads will intentionally appear in the same place as program notifications so that you would engage with them. The ads will likely be made to seem like…