Fan Control is a useful utility when it comes to regulating temperature of your computer. However, it has triggered Vigorf.a virus alert recently. Is that a false positive from Microsoft Defender's side or are we facing a real threat? Here you will learn all you need to know.
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Aleksander Kartasinski
September 5, 2025
A fake version of GTA 6 for PC is circulating on the web. Installing it may harm your computer.
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Adam Adamczyk
December 8, 2023
Security analysts have detected a password-stealing program in cheats for Valorant. Scammers exploit players willing to cheat in games by placing malware in the file.
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Dawid Wanat
March 14, 2022
The Cities: Skylines fan community has discovered that mods created by certain user contain dangerous elements that could enable the creator to install virtually any programs on the user's computer.
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Adrian Werner
February 13, 2022
A dangerous vulnerability was discovered in the code of the PC edition of Dark Souls 3, which makes players' computers vulnerable to hacking attacks. Fans patched it with a mod, but shortly afterwards the developers shut down the PvP servers to gain some time to prepare an official update.
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Adrian Werner
January 24, 2022
After CPUs, GPUs, printers, etc. we finally lived to see a security vulnerability in storage drives. As it turns out, modern SSDs allow for undetectable viruses to be installed.
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Jacob Blazewicz
December 31, 2021
Minecraft players who want to use a list of stolen accounts are being attacked by malware that damages computer files. The only way out is to pay a ransom.
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Adam Krolak
November 2, 2021
Cybercriminals seem to see no obstacles to stealing from the likes of themselves. Hackers who buy ransomware complain about the backdoors installed in it.
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Arkadiusz Strzala
October 4, 2021
Researchers from Kaspersky have described a serious threat to gamers. A trojan called BloodyStealer can be used to steal accounts from the most popular platforms, such as Steam and Epic Games Store.
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Martin Nothing
September 28, 2021
Hackers may have found another way to bypass anti-virus software. Recent reports suggest that this time they will use graphics cards to do it.
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Jacob Blazewicz
September 1, 2021
Kaspersky has stopped 5.8 million malware attacks on users of bootleg versions of GTA 5, Minecraft, The Sims 4 and other games.
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August 31, 2021
The hacking group REvil, which was responsible for attacks using ransomware, has suddenly disappeared from the web. This may have something to do with US pressure on the Russian Federation government.
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Przemyslaw Dygas
July 14, 2021
Experts from one of the cyber security companies detected a new malware dedicated to Macs, which they called Silver Sparrow. The malware in question has already infected nearly 30,000 computers.
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Bart Swiatek
February 23, 2021
Modder PixelRick discovered a dangerous vulnerability in Cyberpunk 2077 that, if we install a mod with malicious code, could allow a hacker to take control of a player's computer.
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Bart Swiatek
February 3, 2021
Dark clouds are gathering over WhatsApp. First, plans for controversial privacy policy changes, now a virus spreading via messages. The creators of Signal and Telegram are rubbing their hands in glee.
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Konrad Sarzynski
January 26, 2021
Users of the Bitdefender antivirus software may have a small „problem” with the latest Windows 10 update. Security software claims there is a virus in Microsoft;s latest update.
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Arkadiusz Strzala
September 10, 2020
The Microsoft Defender antivirus program - formerly Windows Defender - received a feature in July that can be used by the user to download viruses from the web. The vulnerability is not dangerous for most computer users, but in some situations it can be used to infect the system with malware.
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Bart Swiatek
September 7, 2020
Google's email filters block 18 million phishing or malware emails every day, which are related to the coronavirus pandemic. This is almost 20% of all messages blocked by Gmail filters.
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Arkadiusz Strzala
April 17, 2020
The ransomware software called „CovidLock” infects Android smartphones when users install the coronavirus case tracking application. Hackers block the phone and demand a ransom in exchange for access.
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March 16, 2020
Malwarebytes Labs has released a detailed report on cybercrime and related topics for 2019. Among other things, the analysis showed that Mac devices are more vulnerable than those with Windows OS.
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Paul Wozniak
February 12, 2020