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The Malware That I Used To Know
Malware, much like all weapons, evolve based upon multiple factors, be it the protections of their intended target, the weapon operator and their organization or the general intent that it was created...
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That’s right, this week some of the Malwarebytes gang will be out in Las Vegas for the hacker convention: DefCon 20!Who is going?Marcin Kleczynski – CEORebecca Kline – Director of MarketingJosh...
View ArticleMalwarebytes @ DefCon: The Wrap-Up
As mentioned last week, the Malwarebytes crew made it out to DefCon this year to check out all of the interesting talks and presentations given by various members of the computer/intelligence security...
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ALERT: New Bank Phishing Attempts
A new phishing scam is going around and trying to grab user log-on credentials for popular banks like HSBC, Lloyds TSB & Chase. The phishing emails advertise one of the following reasons in order...
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Malwarebytes Wants You! In The Fight Against Malware!
Malwarebytes was born out of the malware fighting community. I am not just talking about antivirus vendors and experts but from everyday people who wanted to take a stand against malware and help other...
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Passing The BitCoin
BitCoin is a new-ish form of digital currency. It allows people to perform financial transactions without the need for a bank or central authority and allows for a large amount of privacy....
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Malwarebytes: Fighting To The Top
You might not be aware of this but Anti-Malware and antivirus software gets tested every year along with other similar security software. The purpose of these tests is to identify which product is the...
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Call Me Phishy
A few months ago, I did a series on Phishing, called Phishing 101. In it, I described various ways in which cyber-criminals are trying to steal information by swindling users with fake web sites,...
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So You Want To Be A Malware Analyst
In war, there are always two sides: the attackers and the defenders. A less focused on group is the researchers and developers. While soldiers are fighting a war on the front lines, scientists and...
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Much Ado About Browser Malware
Browser Malware is a constant problem for all computer users. In addition to being highly intrusive and sometimes difficult to remove, it is one of the most frequently modified types of malware...
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How to Give Malwarebytes Anti-Malware The Power!
Many PC users are content to let their hardware and software become outdated and obsolete if only because it still runs, so why update it; or as the old adage goes: “If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It”....
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Dark Comet 2: Electric Boogaloo
Over the past few weeks Jean-Piere Lesueur, A.K.A. DarkCoderSc, has been developing a new version of the Dark Comet Remote Administration Tool which he is calling “Dark Comet Legacy.” This newer...
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A Picture is worth a Thousand Messages
Instant messaging is not a new concept; in fact, instant messaging software has been around for over 20 years in many different forms. A more popular method of instant messaging these days is done...
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Pick a Download, Any Download!
Various download sites have been plastering ads all over their pages for years, some of which are just for other types of software and some of them are for services. However, a new trend among these...
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Pick A Download… Part 2
Last week I wrote a blog post on the dangers of ads posing as fake download buttons on various download web sites. Since then I received a lot of feedback from our readers and other security...
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Behold…Anti-Malware Man!
Happy Halloween Everybody!If you have been keeping up with the Malwarebytes Facebook or Twitter pages, you might have heard about the interview done on Category5 TV last night with none other than the...
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Meet Malwarebytes Anti-Rootkit
Did you know the term ‘malware’ refers to more than just viruses and worms? Did you know that there are types of malware that infect your system at so deep a level that the operating system doesn’t...
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It’s The Most Dangerous Time of the Year!
The holidays are a time for family, friendship, giving and compassion. They are also a time for cyber criminals to scam people into downloading malware, giving up personal information and even doing...
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Ransomware
…because some malware is too heinous for clever puns.Ransom software or Ransomware, takes advantage of our constant need for information, communication and entertainment by hijacking our computer...
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Chameleon: One Year Later.
About one year ago, Malwarebytes gained a new weapon in the fight against cyber-crime to accomplish things it had not been able to before, by releasing a tool known as “Chameleon”. Since then, very...
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