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Trojan:Win32/Qhosts.L Analysis & Removal Guide

Trojan:Win32/Qhosts

Stephanie AdlamAug 9, 20246 min read

Trojan:Win32/Qhosts is malware that provides remote access to the target system and modifies the Hosts file. It is primarily distributed…

False Positive Gridinsoft

How to Report a False Positive Detection?

Polina LisovskayaFeb 21, 20243 min read

Gridinsoft is an antivirus software company that provides powerful solutions for detecting and removing malware from computers. However, sometimes our software may generate false positive detections, which can frustrate users. If you believe we have wrongly detected a legitimate file as malware, you can report the false positive detection to us. Here are the steps […]

antivirus antimalware difference

Antivirus scanner and anti-malware. What is the difference?

Stephanie AdlamJul 27, 20224 min read

Antivirus, anti-malware software, antivirus scanner… There are so many terms, and all of them look so similar, but they’re different. It is easy to confuse the user who does not have any information about all these things. Thus, it is important to clear out these things in easy words. From a certain point of view, […]

Discord virus

What is Discord virus? Investigating a new online fraud

Stephanie AdlamMay 30, 20242 min read

Discord virus is only the name of a spamming campaign that takes place on this communication platform. The exact type of malware you can get through these tricks may vary in an extensive range. Nonetheless, the fraudsters’ method to fool you cannot be named original. There are two well-distinguishable ways – thick and gentle. A […]

worst computer virus

What is the worst computer virus? Figuring out

Stephanie AdlamMay 30, 20246 min read

Worst computer virus – what is it? Seems that anyone who has ever been infected asks this question. And each user will think that his case was more severe than someone’s else. Is that true? And which virus is really the worst? It is important to mention that computer viruses are not only “viruses”. Nowadays, […]

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Gridinsoft becomes Google’s information security partner

Vladimir KrasnogolovyOct 29, 20202 min read

Gridinsoft LLC is proud to be one of 68 partners of VirusTotal, Google’s Information Security Service, in the array of malware scanners. Currently, Gridinsoft is the second information security company in Ukraine to be in an equal position with the world’s technology giants in this field. VirusTotal is a free online service provided by Google, […]

How can you enhance the security of your browser?

How can you enhance the security of your browser?

Polina LisovskayaFeb 3, 20224 min read

Which is the most secure Web browser? Google Chrome? Mozilla Firefox? Microsoft’s Edge? It’s a simple question but the answer is quite complicated. Five years back a poll was carried out and results shows security-conscious browser users overwhelmingly voted Firefox as the most secure. But during the annual Pwn2own hacking contest in March 2014, Firefox […]

How To Send System Information For Analysis

How To Send System Information For Analysis

Polina LisovskayaJun 23, 20183 min read

Viruses are very tricky and even after the scan with reliable anti-malware you still can feel inconveniences while using computer or you don’t know how to interpret the result of the scan or the expected result is not received (full scan indicates that no threats have been found while you are sure there is a […]

Coin Miner Investigation

Coin Miner Investigation: When, Why, For What

Vladislav BaglayJul 3, 202215 min read

1. Coin Miner malware gains its popularity Due to rising cost of cryptocurrency recently, Bitcoin particularly (BTC) to 20000 USD, our Analysts Team noticed an increased amount of malicious programs, especially those who focused on the secret mining of cryptocurrency. GridinSoft Anti-malware detect them as Trojan.CoinMiner/Risk.CoinMiner. For few recent months CoinMiner is one of the […]

New Times, New Threats: Adware.Amonetize investigation

New Times, New Threats: Adware.Amonetize investigation

Vladislav BaglayDec 6, 20215 min read

Lately, our Team faced with complaints about Adware.amonetize virus. It hits most of the countries of Europe, the biggest quantity of infections is in China, Azerbaijan, Iran, Italy, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Indonesia. It doesn’t matter Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari or other browsers do you use: you will see ads anyway. We investigated […]

Microsoft Tech Support scam affiliate program

Microsoft Tech Support Scam Affiliate Program

Vladislav BaglayJul 4, 20246 min read

The Microsoft Tech Support Scam has recently gained popularity as a new sector of cyber attacks. Scammers, masquerading as Microsoft Technical Support, pressure internet users into calling a supposedly toll-free phone number. Contrary to their claims, this number incurs significant charges, enabling fraudsters to profit from each call made. Responding to numerous claims from our […]