What is Uwasson
Numerous users have reported that their Windows Defender anti-virus program constantly detects Uwasson but does not get rid of it. No matter how many times users send it to quarantine, Windows Defender detects it over and over again. It is believed that Uwasson is a false positive, and Defender detects it when users download game cracks, mining applications…
What is Dropbox phishing email
Dropbox phishing email refers to phishing emails that are made to look like they are sent by Dropbox. The scammers sending out these emails are aiming to hijack accounts by trying to phish login credentials from unsuspecting users. The email basically says that a file has been shared with the recipient, and they need to click…
What is Android Charging Boost
Android Charging Boost refers to the blue screen with ads that appear on Android device screens when there’s a potentially unwanted app (PUA) installed. The blue screen appears when users connect their Android smartphone to the charger. While this random screen with ads may alarm users, it’s nothing overly serious, as long as users don’t click…
What is SearchZone
SearchZone is a browser hijacker that will change your browser settings and try to redirect you to sponsored sites. It’s advertised as a useful extension that will supposedly make your browsing better and easier, but in reality it’s aiming to redirect you in order to generate traffic and revenue. It’s a relatively minor computer infection in comparison, but…
What is 2020 Visitor Feedback Survey?
2020 Visitor Feedback Survey is an online scam that attempts to trick users into sharing their personal details. The deceptive page is asking you to fill out a short survey and claim a reward. Of course, there is no reward and the only purpose of the survey is to get you to visit an unreliable…
What is DriverFix?
DriverFix is classified as a potentially unwanted application that is promoted as a tool to update Windows drivers. The program has an official page, which states that it can update all your drivers with one click and so improve your system performance. Despite having an official site, the main distribution method of DriverFix is free software bundles. This method…
What is Bongacams virus
Bongacams virus refers to an adware infection that redirects users to the adult site Bongacams.com. Because of the redirects and other questionable behaviour, users refer to this infection as Bongacams virus, even though that is not the correct classification. It’s adware that’s causing the redirects to the site, and adware is not a virus. It’s a relatively…
What is COM surrogate virus
COM surrogate virus is what some users may call a legitimate process when they encounter it running in their Task Manager. It’s not a virus, and is actually a legitimate Windows process. You can encounter a couple of these processes running at the same time. They’re not very noticeable processes, as in they don’t use many…