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With version 1903 it is not possible to clear the log of protection history collected when false positive or real malwares are detected by this toy. One possibility is to use Powershell and see which items are listed and could be modified. To do this type Get-MpPreference.. In order to modity...

Hi, I found 650MB .tmp files in my SysWOW64 folder, why are they there? I can't find anything online about them. Some of the file names are 445.tmp, 3903.tmp and 11920.tmp My attention was drawn to them after ESET detected one of them as a virus, the detection name was something like...

Hi all. I'm new to the forum. I've been installing Windows for many years and I've seen this issue before with malware infected Windows installation files on Windows 7. If the installation is tainted, a cmd window will flash briefly before the install launch page. I have the same issue...

Today Microsoft released a set of fixes for Remote Desktop Services that include two critical Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerabilities, CVE-2019-1181 and CVE-2019-1182. Like the previously-fixed ‘BlueKeep’ vulnerability (CVE-2019-0708), these two vulnerabilities are also ‘wormable’, meaning...

Hi. I recently lost 100,000 personal pictures and a lot of music I wrote for many years. I lost it to a ransomware, with a DOCM extension. I looked online and it said it was new and the encryption was done repeatedly up to 10 times deep. I happened to have ALL my backup usb hard drives attached...

Hi all, Recently I installed a clean copy of Windows 10 pro on my laptop. After I finished updating windows, I installed only the Lenovo update software, an external FW and a few popular tools which have been downloaded from trustworthy websites. However, while I was downloading (or...

I do not use a VM. Whether or not is it a good idea to enable virtualization based security or not?

So,I have been encountering strange things on my Windows 8.My Facebook Camera and microphone is blocked.My antivirus is unable to run. Can anyone help?

Severity Rating: Critical Revision Note: V1.2 (May 12, 2017): Added entries into the affected software table. This is an informational change only. Summary: Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to inform customers that an update to the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine addresses a...

Hi all, in this post we will be exploring malicious PDF files and how the bad guys leverage them to infect computer systems. I'm sure a lot of people are familiar with receiving a strange email often times seemingly from a known person containing an attachment. You open it and miraculously...

Original release date: June 17, 2019 Summary The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is issuing this Activity Alert to provide information on a vulnerability, known as “BlueKeep,” that exists in the following Microsoft Windows Operating Systems (OSs), including both 32- and...

Original release date: October 11, 2018 Summary This report is a collaborative research effort by the cyber security authorities of five nations: Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States.Link Removed[2][3][4]Link Removed In it we highlight the use of five...

Original release date: October 2, 2018 | Last revised: December 21, 2018 Systems Affected Retail Payment Systems Overview This joint Technical Alert (TA) is the result of analytic efforts between the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of the Treasury (Treasury), and the...

Hi guys, who use similar "crash test" articles with software reviews? Tried & Tested: 5 Best Anti-Malware Software for 2019 I'm selecting a tool for an upgrade of my home security infrastructure and want to switch to Norton from Avast. Though, Total AV looks even more attractive by the reviews...

I just purchased the ts5051 (not sure of the US alternative) I am using PC win 7 x64 All installation went smoothly, drivers, software, all good. The printer is now on my system via USB. Appears as the default printer in printers and devices..great! I try to print....NO PRINTER IS INSTALLED ON...

n Monday, we saw once again how criminals can exploit trust and use it as a weakness. Kaspersky Lab reported that one of the world’s largest computer manufacturers, Taiwan-based ASUS, had mistakenly installed a backdoor program dubbed “ShadowHammer” onto the computers of thousands of customers...

I recently uninstalled Google Chrome due to getting a "Trojan" or two while searching for a "File managing" program today. This "Trojan" would pop up after having Chrome open for a few minutes stating I had to call a number (1 844 501-5384) to talk to a Microsoft representative to resolve the...

The Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) recently announced our first BlueHat security conference in Shanghai which will take place on May 29-30, 2019. After 15 years of BlueHat events in Redmond, Washington and Israel, we are thrilled to expand to a new location. We work with many talented...

The app is stuck at downloading process for two hours and never move a single bit. My computer was infected by malware and need to reinstall Windows 7.

I have recently gotten adware called IdleBuddy and i cannot remove it from my files, could you help me?