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How to Remove Mindspark Toolbar in 2024
Mindspark Toolbar is a potentially unwanted program (PUP), browser hijacker, and adware that can collect your personal data, inject your web searches with artificial results, and redirect you to unsafe sites. Mindspark Toolbar...
How to Quickly Remove the Chromium Virus in 2024
Chromium is a legitimate open-source web browser designed by Google; however, there are fake versions of it on the internet that are designed to steal your data and install malware on your devices. These fake versions of Chrom...
How to Remove “5 Billionth Search” Pop-Ups in 2024
“You’ve made the 5 Billionth Search!” If you’ve received a pop-up saying something like this, it’s important that you don’t click it under any circumstances. These types of pop-ups are always scams — Google will never reward y...
How to Remove the Redirect Virus in 2024: 3 Easy Steps
A redirect virus (often called a browser hijacker) is a malicious piece of software that forcibly redirects your web searches or requests to unrelated and often harmful websites without your approval.
Redirect viruses can c...
How to Remove Chrome “Managed by Your Organization” in 2024
“Managed by your organization” is a legitimate message from Chrome. It appears at the bottom of the web browser’s drop-down menu and means an administrator or program controls your browser’s policies, such as which websites you...
How to Remove “Virus Alert From Microsoft” Scam 2024
“Virus Alert from Microsoft” is a scam developed by hackers to break into your computer. So, if you see a pop-up window in your web browser that says “Virus Alert from Microsoft”, it means you’re on a website that hosts danger...
How to Remove Search Marquis in 2024: 4 Steps
Search Marquis is a browser hijacker that commonly affects Safari and Chrome users on Mac computers. Any time you open a new window, Search Marquis navigates to a handful of websites that generate ad revenue for hackers. Searc...
How to Get Rid of Computer Viruses in 2024: 3 Steps
Once a virus infects your computer, it’s difficult to get rid of it. Viruses typically spread through all parts of an infected device, damaging files, slowing down the system, and leaving it vulnerable to more threats. The onl...
5 Best Online Virus Scanners You Can Trust in 2024
Good online virus scanners are really hard to find. There are very few truly online scanners available — most are just trial versions of paid antivirus software, or much worse, phishing scams designed to steal your data or con...
Interview With Tim Eades - Co-Founder & CEO at Anetac
In this SafetyDetectives interview, we had the opportunity to speak with Tim Eades, the Co-Founder and CEO of Anetac, a company dedicated to addressing one of the most critical yet overlooked challenges in cybersecurity—service ac...