Ransomware in 2020
Ransomware has come a long way from the days when it was merely scareware trying to extort money from vulnerable users by claiming they have done something illegal. Over the years it has evolved into a sophisticated threat that causes billions of dollars in damages every year. It now involves sophisticated infiltration and attack techniques, and can cause…
What is Chrome adware
Chrome adware refers to adware classified infections that affect the Google Chrome browser. It’s an umbrella term to refer all adware that get attached to Chrome. Adware isn’t a particularly serious infection but it is an annoying one. It can change browser’s settings, show you pop-ups and redirect you to questionable websites, as well as alter your…
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…