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.

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Browser Hijacker

How to Remove Antivirusarmorhub From Chrome

July 26, 2024

We recently came across some user complaints about sudden pop-ups to a site called Antivirus Armor Hub (antivirusarmorhub.xyz) that occur in Google Chrome and other Chromium-based browsers. The users experiencing this report that the site claims to...

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Browser Hijacker

How to Remove the Ksearchy Extension From Chrome

July 22, 2024

Ksearchy is a rogue Chrome extension by findflarex.com that functions as a browser hijacker that takes over the browser and introduces unwanted changes to its settings without asking for your permission. It replaces the default search engine with...

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Trojan

How to Remove Pinaview

July 19, 2024

Proxyware Trojan Pinaview tries to present itself as a helpful utility, but in reality, it is malware disguised as a simple gimmick program with barely any functional features. It’s basically a reskin of Viewndow, another malware app, and its...

NebulaFractica
Browser Hijacker

How to Remove NebulaFractica From Chrome

July 17, 2024

NebulaFractica is a typical example of a browser hijacker extension, similar to NebulaNanoel and FortyFy, that targets Chrome and other Chromium browsers (Edge, Opera GX, Brave, etc.) and leverages their “Managed by your organization”...

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Browser Hijacker

How to Remove BivaApp From Your PC

July 15, 2024

BivaApp is a rogue software that hijacks Chrome, Edge, and other Chromium-based browsers. The rogue app is the latest in a long line of highly persistent and invasive hijackers, with some of the previous iterations being TruoApp, TroxApp, and...

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Mac Virus

How to Remove “mac” will damage your computer

July 12, 2024

Errors like “mac” will damage your computer are very common and are often caused by non-harmful software (such as outdated drivers) that is simply not verified by Apple, hence why your Mac’s security system flags it as unsafe...

Alrisit Application
Trojan

How to Remove the Alrisit Application

July 3, 2024

Alrisit is the latest iteration in a long line of malicious programs like Alrucs and Altruistics that exploit your PC’s resources for undisclosed cryptocurrency mining. It’s also associated with another common malware named Barousel. In...

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Trojan

What Is Win.MxResIcn.Heur.Gen and How to Remove It?

June 28, 2024

Win.MxResIcn.Heur.Gen is a VirusTotal detection by the MaxSecure engine that appears to frequently get triggered by apps and files that should be safe. This leads to many users questioning its validity and rightfully so. Indeed, the Win.MxResIcn...

extrafastapps virus
Trojan

How to Remove ExtraFastApps (Everything You Must Know)

June 28, 2024

Our quest to find the latest cyber threats and help our readers deal with them led us to something called ExtraFastApps. Not much is known about this piece of software, other than it’s linked to PC Accelerate (a potentially unwanted program)...

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Browser Hijacker

How to Get Rid of Bing Redirect

June 26, 2024

The infamous Bing redirect “virus” has to be one of the most prevalent and long-lived types of browser hijacker. You install something on your PC that tricks you (likely through file-bundling) into giving the hijacker permission to...