Collaborate Disseminate
PC Pitstop makes several products including PC Matic, PC Magnum, Optimize, Driver Alert, and Disk MD. As of a few weeks ago, we detect these products as PUP.Optional, here is why.Categories: PUP/PUMTags: Disk MDDriver AlertMalwarebytesOptimizePC Magnum… Continue reading Why Malwarebytes detects PC Pitstop as Potentially Unwanted
Thales releases advanced encryption solutions for secure docker containers Thales released new capabilities for its Vormetric Data Security Platform. These advances extend data-at-rest security capabilities with integrated Docker encryption and access controls, the ability to encrypt and rekey data without having to take applications offline, FIPS certified remote administration and management of data security policies and protections, and the ability to accelerate the deployment of tokenization, static data masking and application encryption. Unisys Stealth(aware) automates … More → Continue reading New infosec products of the week: December 9, 2016
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| Announcing the launch of our next-generation online security product, Malwarebytes 3.0! This product is built to provide comprehensive protection against today’s sophisticated threats so that you can finally replace your traditional antivirus software.
Categories: Tags: anti exploitAnti-MalwareAnti-RansomwareantivirusexploitmalwareMalwarebytesMalwarebytes 3.0marcin kleczynskiproduct announcementransomware |
Continue reading Announcing Malwarebytes 3.0, a next-generation antivirus replacement
The recently spotted Telecrypt ransomware can be thwarted: malware analyst Nathan Scott has created a tool that decrypts the encrypted files. Telecrypt Decryptor works only if the affected user has .NET 4.0 and above (every Windows version since Windows XP has it by default), and if he or she has at least one of the encrypted files in unencrypted form. It also needs to be run from an Administrator account. The tool comes with instructions … More → Continue reading Telecrypt Decryptor foils ransomware’s simple encryption method
We are getting even more critical about what we call a PUP, and what what we are going to be detecting and removing from user systems. Categories: CEO announcements
Malwarebytes newsTags: malwareMalwarebytesmarcin kleczynskiPUPPUPs(Read more…) Continue reading Malwarebytes gets tougher on PUPs
My attention was drawn a few weeks ago to a group of 6 apps in the Mac App Store, all made by someone named Nicholas Ebner. Part of what drew my attention was the name of one of the apps: Adware WebMedic Pro, suspiciously similar to the name of my old … Continue reading PUP Friday: Nikoff Security
The hosts file is the internet variant of a personal phonebook. We discuss a few malware variants that replace or change that phonebook, so you end up calling the wrong sites. The ones they want you to call.Categories: Cybercrime
MalwareTags: dnshijac… Continue reading Hosts file hijacks
A piece of software masquerading as a security product from Malwarebytes is making its rounds on the web and distributing ransomware to unsuspecting users.
David Bisson reports.
Continue reading Misspelled Malwarebytes isn’t the real deal. It’s ransomware!
Scammers will always try and imitate legitimate tools and services in an effort to trick people into harming their accounts and devices. If it isn’t fake logins, it’s dubious links on social media. If we’re wading knee deep in 419 emails, you can bet a… Continue reading PSA: DetoxCrypto Ransomware imitating Malwarebytes
MPlayerX has been around for over 2 years. With it’s adware installer, adware, analysis avoidance behavior, and other PUPs calling it a PUP is a no-brainer.Categories: PUPs
Threat analysisTags: adwareIronCoremalwareMalwarebytesMPlayerXPUPVSearch(Read … Continue reading PUP Friday: MPlayerX