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.

Mac Virus

Connected Boost Mac

Connected Boost Connected Boost is a Mac app that security researchers regard as unwanted because it hijacks the settings of the browser and starts causing automatic page redirects. Connected Boost can also modify the default search engine of the...

Mac Virus

Progress Trend Mac

Progress Trend Progress Trend is a browser hijacker app for Mac computers capable of invading any browser and imposing unauthorized changes on its settings. Progress Trend is primarily aimed at advertising different websites by causing your browser...

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Can My Mac Catch A Virus?

Does my Mac have a virus? Not many years in the past, Mac viruses were a rarity and it was highly unlikely for a Mac user to get their computer infected by malware. However, as time passed and Macs became more popular and with a greater market share...

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Types of malware that can attack Mac

Types of malware that can attack your Mac If you are a Mac user, you should know that your computer is not immune to malware. In the past, Mac malware used to be a rarity, but now it is almost as common as Windows malware. In this post, we will go...

News

iPhone 12 release delayed

iPhone 12 release potentially delayed With the arrival of summer and the nearing of fall, Apple customers all over the world anticipate the release of this year’s iPhone, iPhone 12. “While, typically, each year Apple’s latest iPhone lineup...

News

Apple replaces human automation

Why Apple won’t replace human skill with automation? Ever since Henry Ford first invented the assembly line, big companies have always strived to add automation to their manufacturing process in order to make it more effective and efficient and, in...

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Privacy labels on the Internet of Things (IoT)

The Internet of Things (IoT) comprises all interlinked computing, digital, and mechanical devices capable of transferring data between one another. Basically, those are your smart TVs, home assistant devices, cars, thermostats, speaker systems, and...

Ransomware

Zwer Virus

Zwer Zwer is a malware program used for extortion that can deny its victims access to their files. Zwer asks for a ransom payment once it locks the targeted files and unless the demanded sum is paid, the data is to remain inaccessible indefinitely...

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Protect your Mac from malware attacks

In recent years, taking some necessary precautions to keep Mac computers safe from malware has become just as important as doing that for Windows computers. The big number of recently released Mac viruses has proven that it doesn’t matter whether...

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MacOS Catalina 10.15.5

On the 26th of May this year, Apple officially released its latest update for MacOS Catalina – MacOS Catalina 10.15.5. This OS update primarily focuses on security updates as well as on battery life improvements. The release of 10.15.5 comes...