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Meet Extenbro, a new DNS-changer Trojan protecting adware

July 15, 2019 admin Adware, bundler, bundleware, DNS, DNS servers, DNS-changer, Extenbro, malware removal, Root certificate, scheduled tasks, Trojan, trojans

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2019 14:54:00 +0000

We found a new Trojan that uses aggressive techniques, including blocking access to security sites, to deliver an adware bundler. Read up on what Extenbro can do and how to get this pest off your system.

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Adware the series, part 4

May 31, 2017 admin Adware, Pieter Arntz, PUP, pups, rootkit, scheduled tasks, services, the series, Trojan

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Wed, 31 May 2017 14:00:18 +0000

Adware loves to use Scheduled Tasks and Windows services as a timer to show you their advertisements at set intervals. This post tells you how to delete and disable them.

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