Browser Hijackers are usually obtained by installing extensions within web browsers. A seemingly useful search toolbar, or an extension that helps with a web task can in some cases turn out to take unwarranted control of a web browser. This control can include changing the homepage, changing the default search engine, redirecting clicks or URLs […]
The scariest threat on the landscape today, Ransomware effectively holds files on a computer to ransom. Once on a computer, ransomware will encrypt all personal files, making them impossible to access. Once this has been completed, a screen will pop-up explaining that to gain access to files, the user needs to make a ransom payment. […]
Trojans are seemingly useful pieces of software that are installed on your computer and unknown to the user contains malware. Trojans viruses where more popular in the early 2000’s when users used to search for license key cracks, to use expensive software for free. Often the Trojan would enable expensive software to work for some time, but in […]
Spyware is a term used to describe software that gathers information about a computer and the things you do on it, then sends that information over the internet to the Spyware developer. This activity isn’t always malicious, some software developers would want to know how their software is being used in order to improve it. […]
Malware is an abbreviation of malicious software. Malware is designed to maliciously execute code on a computer. This could be to steal data, log keystrokes, corrupt files, SPAM email contacts, or overtake control of a computer for other, nasty means. The creation and distribution of Malware have been massively on the rise since the popularity […]
Overview A computer virus is malicious code written to change the way a computer operates. Viruses can cause levels of unexpected behavior and damage to a computer. If a virus has attached itself to a program or file, the virus lies in dark waiting until something on a computer causes the virus to execute its […]
As on July 2019, a number of users are reporting having had a program called Segurazo installed on their computer without their knowledge. These users are subsequently reporting problems uninstalling Segurazo via the usual way in the Windows Control Panel. Segurazo claims to be an antivirus, many users with it installed have had it put […]
Sometimes, perfectly safe programs display similar behavior to viruses and will be detected by TotalAV in a virus scan. This is known as a False Positive. If you are 100% sure that a file or program that has been flagged by TotalAV is safe, you can exclude them from future scans. Warning! Sometimes you may think a […]
Windows (App V5) Windows At TotalAV we take pride in keeping the most up-to-date databases of viruses. The TotalAV community often helps keep our database up-to-date by submitting malicious files and programs for analysis. For us to safely analyze a program or file we will need to receive the file or program compressed in a […]
At TotalAV we take pride in keeping the most up-to-date databases of viruses and dangerous websites. If you would like to help the TotalAV community stay protected, you can submit any findings or false positives to us for analysis. Helping TotalAV provide the best protection to our customers. Within this article you will find: How […]