I have a friend here in Portugal who is very interested in getting into infosec. He currently works at a quiosque here in Portugal that we really like (and sometimes work from), and he happened to see my “hacking is not a crime” sticker on my laptop so decided to start asking questions. We chat about certifications, different avenues in infosec, how they overlap, how to find what you...
Rogue antivirus is a term used to describe a trojan (called such because it is a malware file disguised as a file the user has been convinced they want to open) that uses social engineering to trick a user into thinking their computer has been infected, and offers a free antivirus download to “clean” their computer.
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