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What is Cyber Attack

The 7 Deadly Cyberattacks to be Watched Out

What is a Cyber Attack? Cyberattacks are attacks launched from one or more computers against another computer, multiple computers or networks. Cyberattacks are divided into two broad categories: Attacks that aim to disable the target computer or knock it offline…

Cybercrime Definition: How to Prevent Cybercrime?

Cybercrime refers to any criminal activity that involves a networked device, computer, or a network. It is defined as a crime in which a computer becomes the object of the crime or is used as a tool to commit an…

what is adware

Adware Definition: What Is It and How to Remove?

Adware is a software application that shows unsolicited advertisements while a program is running in a computer. In most cases, the adware comes implanted inside a free software supported by advertisements. These ads start to show up in pop-up windows…

Cerber Ransomware Removal

What is Cerber Ransomware and How to Remove It?

What is Cerber Ransomware? Cerber ransomware is a type of malware that is considered to be the most active one and it executes its attack by infecting a user’s files. In return for the files, the victim is asked to…

What is Email Virus

What is Email Virus and How to Avoid Them?

Email Virus In general, a computer virus or worm is a self-replicating program capable of being spread by emails or by inserting copies of itself into other documents or programs. Viruses that spread via email are capable of knocking out…

what is fork bomb

What is a Fork Bomb Virus Attack?

A fork bomb is also called a wabbit or rabbit virus that was crafted by malicious hackers to launch a denial-of-service attack on the target system. The fork bomb virus replicates itself and corrupts the available system resources. It slows…

What is Shamoon Virus

What is Shamoon Virus?

Shanmoon was discovered by Seculert, Symantec, and Kaspersky Lab on 16 August 2012 that targets 32-bit NT kernel versions of Microsoft Windows. It is a modular virus and is also known as W32.DisTrack. This virus was crafted for cyber-warfare as…