malware

This is a weird one that my computer has been doing on and off for the last couple months. Every now and then after startup/login it will freeze but only system related apps. CTRL ALT DELETE doesn't work, taskbar is unresponsive, however non-system related apps such as games will function as...

Hello everyone, I need your help to resolve an annoying issue affecting my latest-generation Windows PC. The operating system is Windows 11, and the hardware configuration includes an Intel Core i7-11700K processor and an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB graphics card. The bug I'm facing causes a...

Hello Bro, I need a help. Last year i got ransomware attacked. All my file were encrypted. Now I want to decrypt one of my file. Its an excel file. After encryption the format if !.lockfile. If anyone can help me please reply my message or mail me rumim007@gmail.com so that I can send the file...

Hey folks! I've been driving myself nuts for the past couple hours trying to find the answer to that. I know that having two AV running real-time protection is defintley a bad idea, but, I was wondering about just breaking one out as solely a scanner. Any thoughts? Thanks for having me...

PA 10.2.1 is reported as having 2 viruses by Webroot. VirusTotal.com reports no virus, and Malwarebytes scan reports no virus as well. Why does Webroot report a virus?

I have a dual monitor setup with Kaspersky Internet Security. The first monitors taskbar doesn't contain the white circle yet the second monitor does. Please refer to pictures. Would someone please help me understand what this is and if it is malicious?

Tile App is being flagged by Windows 11 Pro as a potential virus, and yet nothing can be done to prevent this error showing.

My main question is does anyone know how to block incoming requests through bluetooth/wifi at the login screen? Everything below is an explanation of what is currently happening to my system: I have been getting hacked this past year. My router is Wi-Fi 6. I am not getting hacked though the...

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I was trying to install a train driving simulator (because I LOVE trains!) and suddenly my eyes beheld a beautiful sight, every vowel you could ever want in one easy installer. I was so impressed by this that I almost clicked Aaeaa without thinking about it (to install) but after giving it some...

Windows 7 and Windows 8 Support As of January 1 2024, Steam will officially stop supporting the Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 operating systems. After that date, the Steam Client will no longer run on those versions of Windows. In order to continue running Steam and any games or other...

My computer was running slow and hot, and I noticed that a process called vmmem was using 85-99% of my CPU at all times. I ran wsl --shutdown in the command line, and shut down my computer. Now, my CPU is running at a more normal level, but I'm concerned that I have a virus on my computer. I...

Are you experiencing print spooler issues on Windows 11 and looking for a solution? Look no further! In this tutorial, we will walk you through some potential fixes for print spooler issues on Windows 11. This guide is suitable for beginner to intermediate users. Restart the print spooler...

Here is another real phishing email. This one purporting to be from PayPal. Lets dig in... (Orange) we have typos and grammatical errors (1) Again we have a weird email address from @paypap-us.com. This is highly unlikely owned by PayPal. (2) This email is probably BCC'd to a bunch of users...

I am using Windows 10 Home Edition on a Lenovo laptop. Today, my Epson printer would not connect to my laptop via wi-fi, and after trying a lot of things (updating the printer drivers, turning the computer and printer off and back on, updating printer firmware, etc.), I gave up trying to fix it...

WATCH out if you've recently downloaded a Bluetooth tool, as it may be one of four apps. The gruesome foursome were allegedly found stashing a piece of malware known as HiddenAds. 😲 https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/20345976/android-bluetooth-app-malware-google-play-store/ Sent from my A063...

Sixteen Android apps downloaded by a combined total of over 20 million users have been removed from the Google Play store after it was discovered they contained malware which uses up data and drains batteries. https://www.zdnet.com/ Sent from my A063 using Windows Forums mobile app

If this sounds familiar, it's because it's happened before. Meta's near-omnipresence wherever you are online enabled it to gather data on users, even those who don't have Facebook accounts—thanks, in part, to the Facebook "Like" button, a piece of code embedded on most websites. According to...

Downloading pirated software is always a lottery: some get lucky, other less so: the user might end up losing even more money than they’d pay for a license. We’ve already talked a lot about various types of malware that hide under the guise of pirated games and spread through torrents. Recently...

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