In an effort to make users aware and be reminded of changes that is about to take place soon, Microsoft has…
Month: June 2015
You’ve Won the Lottery! Hand Over Your Passwords
It’s lottery time, though I fear anybody taking part will be handing over things far more valuable than anything they might…
Malwarebytes Acquires Junkware Removal Tool
As you know, Malwarebytes has worked hard on making a stance against Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs) and through our diligent efforts…
Advertising: The Digital Turf War on your Desktop
Hello! Here’s your computer after ten minutes on the Internet: This nightmarish vision of “Buy all the things” is a very old…
A Week in Security (Jun 14 – Jun 20)
Last week, we discussed a new malvertising campaign targeting Dutch users, a rundown of what happened at InfoSec Europe and BSides…
10 easy steps to clean your infected computer
You log onto your computer and it takes forever to boot. When it finally does, a few unfamiliar applications litter your…
AdChoices, interest based advertising
Did you ever notice the AdChoices icon while you were surfing? Ads like these show up all across the Internet. Sometimes…
The Infosec Europe and BSides London Round-up
It recently came to pass that about 15 percent of the Malwarebytes blog team flew into London for Infosec Europe, Bsides London…
Dutch Users Victim of Large Malvertising Campaign
Security firm Fox-IT has identified a large malvertising campaign that began affecting Dutch users on June 11. In their blog post, they…
LastPass Security Notice Issued
Way back in 2011, LastPass had a bit of a security wobble as they noticed a “Network traffic anomaly” on one…