We are very accustomed to seeing the same exploit kits over and over. Angler EK, Nuclear EK or Fiesta EK all…
Month: May 2015
Secure Boot
Secure Boot is an option in UEFI that allows you to make sure that your PC boots using only software that…
Keygen Capers and Suurgle Surveys
While searching for potentially bogus key generators (or keygens) for our Malwarebytes products, we encountered a supposed tool for Kaspersky Anti-Virus. The…
Scams Within Facebook Press On, Use “Facebook for Business” Hook
Following up on our previous blog post about rogue Facebook Recovery accounts floating around within the said social network, it appears that such accounts,…
iPhone Crash: What You Need To Know
TL;DR Receiving a specially crafted text message with lock screen message notification enabled crashes the iPhone. An interesting thread has emerged from the…
Virus or Malware
Have you ever given up, when you were trying to explain the difference between viruses and malware? I must admit that I have. So…
Tech Support Scammers Go For Pornographic Shocker
Crooks are making millions of dollars defrauding unsavvy users with fake online tech support. The scam is simple but yet effective…
BSides London: The Writey Writer’s Workshop
Hello! I’m Chris (or at least, a past version of Chris as I’m currently on holiday). Past Chris, speaking to you…
A Week in Security (May 17 – May 23)
Last week, we covered a number of security topics like scams, exploit kits, and a software flaw worth buzzing over. But…
Fake Adblocker Bylekh is an LSP Hijacker
Recently, one of our researchers found a prime example of to what lengths advertisement pushers are willing to go, just to…