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How to solve the Malwarebytes CrackMe: a step-by-step tutorial

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One of our analysts created a Malwarebytes CrackMe—an exercise in malware analysis—that was released to the community on Twitter and triggered a positive response.

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Winning the battle against PUPs – on your computer and in U.S. District Court

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This week, a United States District Court judge ruled in Malwarebytes favor, dismissing a lawsuit brought against us by Enigma Software Group USA LLC (“Enigma”). Essentially, they sued us because we classified two of their software programs as Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs).

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Traditional AV solutions shown ineffective in real-time global heat map

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It’s no secret that antivirus technology (AV) has faced increased scrutiny in the tech industry for quite some time. One way to truly gauge the effectiveness of today’s traditional AV solutions is by analyzing real-world data. So, we did just that.

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Traditional AV solutions shown ineffective in real-time global heat map

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It’s no secret that antivirus technology (AV) has faced increased scrutiny in the tech industry for quite some time. One way to truly gauge the effectiveness of today’s traditional AV solutions is by analyzing real-world data. So, we did just that.

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When an “Outstanding” rating from CNET isn’t enough

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The editors at CNET/Download.com recently awarded Malwarebytes for Windows with an “outstanding” rating of 4.5 stars. But we’d like to strive for even more.

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Solution Corner: Malwarebytes for Android

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Don’t let your Android phone or tablet be a source of trouble. Protect it with Malwarebytes for Android today!
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Solution Corner: Malwarebytes for Mac

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Mac users have been told for years: Macs don’t get viruses. That’s not true! Stay protected with Malwarebytes for Mac.
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Bye, bye Petya! Decryptor for old versions released.

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This post shows you how to use the special decryptor for the petya family: Petya, Msicha, and Goldeneye. Not suitable for copycats of these.
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Report: Second quarter dominated by ransomware outbreaks

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The second quarter of 2017 left the security world wondering, “What the hell happened?” With leaks of government-created exploits being deployed against users in the wild, a continued sea of ransomware constantly threatening our ability to work online, and the lines between malware and potentially unwanted programs continuing to blur, every new incident was a wakeup call.In this report, we are going to discuss some of the most important trends, tactics, and attacks of Q2 2017, including an update on ransomware, what is going on with all these exploits, and a special look at all the breaches that happened this quarter.

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Solution Corner: Malwarebytes Endpoint Protection

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Introducing Malwarebytes Endpoint Protection, our latest endpoint security solution for business. This latest release unifies a number of technologies onto a single agent on the endpoint and adds a new machine learning detection engine into our layere… Continue reading Solution Corner: Malwarebytes Endpoint Protection→