Brandon Skies

Brandon is a researcher and content creator in the fields of cyber-security and virtual privacy. Years of experience enable him to provide readers with important information and adequate solutions for the latest software and malware problems.

Browser Hijacker

How to remove Shougnoboassi.net

Plain and simple, Shougnoboassi is known as a browser hijacker in the AV industry, but one of the milder ones. It essentially produces a fake captcha, supposedly to send you to your destination. But when you engage with it, it actually just...

Tips

The Bumble7 Scam – Report

One recent scam scheme I just came across is a site called Bumble7.com. I’ve seen similar sites before so I immediately noticed that something was off about it. At first, it appears to provide an opportunity for earning some extra income that...

Tips

The XELUREX Bitcoin Scam – Report

Investing in cryptocurrency is a valid way to earn money but it requires knowledge and experience that most people lack. Despite this, too many online users have this false idea that getting into crypto will quickly get them enormous profits at...

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Zoprax.com Scam Report

Here’s the latest crypto scam of the week – Zoprax.com. Despite this going on for years, cryptocurrencies continue to be a rampant playground and safe haven for fraudsters, who continue to increase complexity in their schemes and methods...

PUP

How to Remove OneStart

OneStart is a persistent and invasive adware program, similar to the Niwp App and MYWeb Watch, that embeds itself deeply into your system, making removal a frustrating task. It primarily operates from the directory...

Trojan

How to Remove NanoPhanoTool

NanoPhanoTool is a piece of malware that forces its way onto your computer and doesn’t play fair. It often slips in through redirects on sketchy streaming sites, the kind that promise free movies but deliver headaches instead. I’ve seen...

PUP

How to Remove 360 Extreme Browser

360 Extreme Browser is a web browser created by the developers of 360 Total Security. It’s legitimate software, and not some malware threat like X-essentiApp.exe or Watchdog, but it’s earned a bad reputation for showing up on computers without clear...

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“Apple Approval Notice” Scam Report

Cybercriminals thrive on unsuspecting users – it’s been this way literally for decades, just with ever more elaborate schemes as technologies evolve and encompass our everyday lives. Case in point: the “Apple Approval Notice” is a...

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Apple Pay Pre-Authorization Scam Report

There appears to be an ongoing trend with online scams that leverage the trust people have in the Apple brand and use it to deceive less experienced users. The latest of these scams is Apple Pay Pre-Authorization – a fraudulent scheme that...

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The Ilroads Text Scam – Report

A common type of online/text scam is when you are sent a message that informs you that you’ve been charged a fee for a service you may or may not have used. In either case, seeing the message gets a lot of people worried and gets them to react...