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Potentially Unwanted Miners – Toolbar Peddlers Use Your System To Make BTC

November 29, 2013 - Potentially Unwanted Programs or PUPs as we like to call them, are things like Toolbars, Search Agents, etc. Unnecessary junk for...

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Explained | News

Security: Finding the balance

November 8, 2013 - Finding the balance between security and ease of use. A computer system, or almost anything else for that matter, can never...

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Cybercrime | News | Scams

Sourceforge Drives off Downloads, Ask why

November 8, 2013 - Are we are starting to see the beginning of an exodus away from SourceForge as a hosting solution for software projects?...

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News | Threats

Tango Down, Softango

October 9, 2013 - We have been hearing complaints that Malwarebytes Anti-Malware comes with a bunch of useless stuff. For the sake of thoroughness, I...

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Cybercrime | News | Scams

Flash Player Updates Used in Highly Misleading Tactics to Peddle Wares

July 3, 2013 - Whether you’re new to surfing the Internet or an old hand, we all know the importance of keeping our systems and...

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Oh, the sites you will never see

May 20, 2013 - Staying safe online requires more than just avoiding websites that look untrustworthy. These days, you might be infected with malware by...

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Tools of the Trade: Exploit Kits

February 11, 2013 - Exploit Kits are a serious cyber threat today, estimated to be responsible for the vast percentage of malware infections worldwide.  Exploit...

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Exploits and vulnerabilities | News | Threats

Zero-Day Java vulnerability wreaks havoc on computers worldwide

January 14, 2013 - Update (1/14/2013) Oracle has issued an emergency patch to be shipped with version 7 update 11. While we are pleased to see a...

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Cybercrime | News

It’s The Most Dangerous Time of the Year!

November 30, 2012 - The holidays are a time for family, friendship, giving and compassion.  They are also a time for cyber criminals to scam...

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How to Give Malwarebytes Anti-Malware The Power!

September 28, 2012 - Many PC users are content to let their hardware and software become outdated and obsolete if only because it still runs,...

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