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One of the studies held at the Stanford University found that, yes, Android phones can be tracked even when their GPS and WiFi are not enabled by analyzing their power-use over time. It works on a simple rule that “A cellphone uses more power, the more away it is from the cell tower and the more obstacles are on its way to reach for a signal.” Along with this, all the other activities which use power can be factored out with the help of the algorithm the researchers studied.The term which they used to track you through your power consumption ... Read More

CSRSS.exe stands for client-server runtime subsystem executable file, which is one of the legitimate windows OS processes that handles most of the graphical instruction sets of the windows OS. But as it is a widespread and known process, many attackers take advantage of this and release their infected malicious Trojan program under the disguise of CSRSS.exe name.How Does CSRSS.exe Trojan Spread?Before knowing how to remove CSRSS.exe, it’s obvious that we should understand how it could enter the system and how you can detect it?The main possibilities from where it could have entered your system are −Sometimes, while downloading other things, ... Read More

We live in a world where identity threats are more dangerous than any road thefts. If someone steals your wallet, they will only be able to get money, but if someone hacks your system, your whole life with what you do and where you go will be in front of him.Cyber threats are real things and are way more dangerous, as most of the people store all their information online these days, and hence, it is very crucial to know how you can delete all your digital footprints and save yourself from identity theft.What Can Be Done with Stolen Identity?It's ... Read More

We all who use computers and mobiles regularly have this unpleasant experience of losing some essential data. It is in such cases the concept of data backup comes in handy. Backing up your data is so important that we have an entire day dedicated to it; many might not know this, but 31st march is considered the World Backup Day.Technically, a backup is another copy of all the files stored in your computer, be it data files or family photos, or your previous homework records. So, instead of storing everything on just a laptop, we have one backup stored on ... Read More

Every one of us uses Wireless Internet or WiFi, but how many of us would have ever thought that it also opens a door for risks from hackers, scammers, or identity thieves, or even a few malwares.An unsecured WiFi router could be a jackpot for hackers to access your private information and gain access to your network. And by unsecured WiFi, I mean a public IP address or no unique WiFi password; it can allow anyone with a wireless-enabled device to gain access.You may think that if you have free Internet, you are okay sharing it with anyone unknown but ... Read More

Ransomware viruses are malicious software and are generally designed to block access to a computer system until some amount of money is paid. The makers of this software are earning a lot of money from this.Crypto-ransomware is one such type of harmful program that encrypts files stored on a computer or mobile device, or laptop and can be decrypted when you pay a certain amount of money. Unfortunately, the encryption then mixes the content of the whole file, which makes it unreadable, so if the user wants to restore it to use the context of that file, they first need ... Read More

Firewalls are filters that keep that lousy thing out and only allow good things to come in. it works based on the inclusive and exclusive parameters, allowing few types of communication inside while keeping others away. It is guided by an access control list with a particular set of rules based on which it provides access to a specific computer. These guidelines are not firm and can be customized for any particular device based on its need.Types of FirewallsBefore directly diving into how firewalls prevent computer viruses, let's understand a bit more about firewalls. There are two types of firewalls ... Read More

Fake Tech Support is a group of people who pretend to be a support team for helping you in solving all the technical problems you have in your system. They want you to believe that you have some severe viruses in your computer, and they pretend like they will help you get rid of them. They want the user to pay them for the problems that don’t even exist in your system, and most of the time, they ask you to pay through such methods where the transaction cannot be reversed once done.How Do Fake Tech Support Interact with Users?Fake ... Read More

The term "keylogger" means software or hardware that is generally installed on your device, which logs whatever you type or press on the keyboard, be it virtual or your system’s hardware. It can be software as well as hardware. They are generally used for surreptitiously tracking the user’s data, most often to steal their passwords, bank id’s, address, mobile number, and much such sensitive information.While most of the time, keyloggers are used for unethical purposes by cybercriminals to gather various personal details like sensitive data or passwords, very rarely, they are also used for legitimate purposes.Types of KeyloggersThere are basically ... Read More

As we all know, the main factor that cyber attackers use to spread their malicious viruses is a huge user base, and currently, there is no better medium than android in terms of having a huge user base. And that's why android devices have become a prime target for cyber attackers to spread malicious viruses. Also, compared to other OS like iOS, android is open-source software that makes it easier for cyber attackers to customize it according to their needs.Now since we understood why its android viruses, let's see what are different types of android viruses lately which are spreading ... Read More