This morning I received an email claiming to be from KPN – a Dutch provider of internet, television, and phone – claiming an amount so…
Month: May 2016
The hunt for tech support scammers
Update (05/10/16): The owner of Instant PC Care, Moksh Popli, contacted our legal department for a take down request of this blog…
Malvertising on Blogspot: Scams, adult content, and exploit kits
We don’t really hear about it that much, but malvertising can and does target free blogging platforms as well. Just this morning,…
A week in security (May 01 – May 07)
Last week, we gave a comprehensive introduction about Process Explorer, analyzed an Amazon Prime spam, and presented our readers some telltale…
The next generation Yontoo browser hijackers
Author’s Note: We at Malwarebytes continue to do our part in educating our product users and constant blog readers about day-to-day…
Spam: “Your $100 Amazon Prime credit will expire”
If you’re an Amazon Prime member, you’ll want to avoid the below spam currently dropping into mailboxes which claims “$100 of…
How to tell if you’re infected with malware
Picture this: you start your computer and wait. And wait. And wait some more. When your desktop finally shows its face,…
7ev3n ransomware turning ‘HONE$T’
7ev3n ransomware appeared at the beginning of this year. In addition to typical features of encrypting files, it was blocking access…
New Skype spam leads to Trojan download
Today, we’ve been alerted about an ongoing spam campaign against Skype users. The majority of those affected are in India, Japan,…
CBS-affiliated Television Stations Expose Visitors to Angler Exploit Kit
Update (11/22): We have not encountered any recent incident involving Taggify. The company has invested in proactive detection tools to thwart…