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What Is SmartRecord? Mac users are currently endangered by a suspicious application called SmartRecord. The application may have sneaked into your Mac via a fake software update, e.g. Adobe Flash Player. Such fake updates are usually generated on suspicious pages…
What Is SurplusStatus? Do you have a suspicious application called SurplusStatus running on your Mac? Are you wondering how to get rid of SurplusStatus? This article may help you find the answers to these questions. SurplusStatus is an adware app…
![Reduce-Light Browser Extension Removal [Free Instructions] - sensorstechforum](https://cdn.sensorstechforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Reduce-Light-Browser-Extension-Removal-Free-Instructions-sensorstechforum-300x171.png "Reduce-Light Browser Extension Removal ✅ [Free Instructions]")
What Is Reduce-Light? Reduce-Light is a suspicious browser extension that could trigger redirects and advertisements. If you don’t recall downloading it yourself, then Reduce-Light may have been installed via a bundled download. In other words, the extension may have been…
![Remove SystemSpot Mac Adware [Free Removal Steps]](https://cdn.sensorstechforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/how-to-remove-adware-sensorstechforum-1-300x171.jpg "Remove SystemSpot Mac Adware [Free Removal Steps]")
What Is SystemSpot? Did a program called SystemSpot sneak into your Mac without your knowledge? Thus article will help you understand how SystemSpot works, and what the consequences of having it installed on your Mac are. In terms of definitions,…
![Coupon Alert Mac Adware Removal [Free Steps]](https://cdn.sensorstechforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/browser-hijacker-removal-steps-sensorstechforum-300x171.jpg "Coupon Alert Mac Adware Removal [Free Steps]")
What Is Coupon Alert Adware? Coupon Alert is a suspicious browser toolbar advertised as a useful shopping utility. Instead of providing any useful services, the toolbar will only flood you with advertisements and could tamper with your browser’s settings. This…
What Is GuideReach? GuideReach is a suspicious, potentially unwanted program designed to target specifically Mac users. In most cases, unwanted programs and adware are not necessarily dangerous to your Mac. However, they may create pop-ups, browser redirects, and may also…
DarkTortilla is a sophisticated and highly configurable crypter malware that delivers popular infostealers and remote access trojans including AgentTesla, AsyncRAT, Redline and NanoCore. What Is the DarkTortilla Crypter? A crypter is a type of software that has the capabilities to…
![News-xokise.cc Browser Redirect Removal [Fix Guide]](https://cdn.sensorstechforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/browser-redirect-definition-sensorstechforum-com-768x439-1-1-300x171.jpg "News-xokise.cc Browser Redirect Removal [Fix Guide]")
What is News-xokise.cc? News-xokise.cc is a suspicious site that triggers browser notifications and also loads as a browser redirect in new browser tabs. Sites such as News-xokise.cc are often pushed by other bogus sites as well as potentially unwanted programs…
![VibeProfile Mac Virus - How to Remove [Free Guide]](https://cdn.sensorstechforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/apple-security-sensorstechforum-1024x584.jpg "Apple Fixed Two Actively Exploited Zero-Days [CVE-2022-32893]")
Two zero-days were fixed by Apple in the following operating systems – macOS, iOS and iPadOS. The zero-days, known as CVE-2022-32893 and CVE-2022-32894, have been exploited in the wild against exposed devices. CVE-2022-32893 and CVE-2022-32894 in macOS, iOS and iPadOS…
An actively exploited, highly severe zero-day vulnerability has been fixed in Google Chrome desktop. The vulnerability has been assigned the CVE-2022-2856 identifier. Details about CVE-2022-2856 According to the official description, CVE-2022-2856 relates to an insufficient validation of untrusted input in…
What Is OXVA Virus? OXVA virus is one of the most recent iterations of the widely spread STOP/DJVU ransomware family, currently being distributed in malspam campaigns. If your files have been changed with the . extension appended to them, then…
What Is Dark Ransomware (VoidCrypt)? If you have the .dark file extension appended to your files, which cannot be accessed, then you have been attacked by the latest version of VoidCrypt ransomware. This is one of the currently active ransomware…
![Smartanswersonline.com Browser Redirect Removal [Free Steps]](https://cdn.sensorstechforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/browser-redirect-pup-ads-sensorstechforum-1-300x188.jpg "Smartanswersonline.com Browser Redirect Removal [Free Steps]")
What Is Smartanswersonline.com? Smartanswersonline.com is classified as a website that causes browser redirects and tampers with browser settings. Because of this, it can be categorized as a browser hijacker that tries to trick you into using its search engine. Since…
![Remove My Keypro Browser Hijacker [keysearchs.com]](https://cdn.sensorstechforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/remove-browser-hijacker-sensorstechforum-300x171.jpg "Remove My Keypro Browser Hijacker [keysearchs.com]")
What Is My Keypro? My Keypro is an ad-supported, rogue browser extension that triggers advertisements and redirects to suspicious pages. The extension also has browser-hijacking capabilities as it replaces the default search page with one of its own – keysearchs.com.…
What Is UltraCouponSearch? UltraCouponSearch is a suspicious application and a bogus browser extension classified as a browser hijacker. Once installed on your browser, UltraCouponSearch will replace your default search provider and page with one of its own. It may also…
![SOVA Android Malware Upgraded with a Ransomware Module [.enc Files]](https://cdn.sensorstechforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/android-trojan-sensorstechforum-1024x585.jpg "SOVA Android Malware Upgraded with a Ransomware Module [.enc Files]")
SOVA is an Android banking trojan that first appeared in an underground forum in September 2021. Even the first iterations of the malware had plenty of functionalities, with the most recent ones updated with new features and code improvements. SOVA…
What Is Genieo? A “virus” for Macs, called Genieo has been reported to change setups on the web internet browsers of victims and afterward present various types of promotions as well as show a third-party search engine. These types of…
What Is QQLC Virus? QQLC is yet another version of the popular, globally spread ransomware family known as STOP/DJVU. As seen in most ransomware infections, once the QQLC threat compromises a computer system, it encrypts the victim’s files by appending…
What Is Qqmt Virus? is a ransomware threat, and a version of the popular, globally spread ransomware family called STOP/DJVU. Once the ransomware sneaks into a vulnerable Windows system, it encrypts its files and appends the .qqmt to their filenames.…
What Is AdjustableRotator? AdjustableRotator is a suspicious application that belongs to the AdLoad family. This AdLoad variant is also a trojan dropper app that often comes in the form of a Flash Player installer. If the user is tricked into…
