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A Week in Security (Jan 18 – 24)

January 26, 2015 - Last week, the security industry honed in on exploits, specifically a newly found zero-day malware against Adobe Flash Player. Senior Security Researcher...

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New Adobe Flash Zero-Day found in the Wild

January 21, 2015 - Security researcher Kafeine has discovered a Zero-Day in Adobe Flash Player distributed through the Angler Exploit Kit. An Oday is an...

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Tech Support website infects your computer before you even dial in

November 6, 2014 - If you ever need help with your computer you may be interested in remote tech support. As we have written many...

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The proof is in the cookie

November 5, 2014 - During the past few weeks, we have a heard a lot about malvertising, this technique of delivering malware through booby-trapped adverts....

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Exposing the Flash ‘EITest’ malware campaign

October 29, 2014 - Security incidents seldom are unrelated. Connecting those dots can help us better understand the underlying architecture and groups involved in cyber-crime. Since early...

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Cyber-criminals quickly adopt critical Flash Player vulnerability

October 22, 2014 - Keeping your computer up-to-date is probably one of the best pieces of advice one can give when it comes to online...

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Yet another case of malvertising on The Pirate Bay

September 28, 2014 - The Pirate Bay is famous for its tumultuous relationship with copyright advocates and law enforcement. And yet, despite police raids and numerous...

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Malicious activity observed in new Top-level domains

September 18, 2014 - While the term top-level domain (TLD) may not be familiar to some, it is a core part of the Domain Name...

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A Week in Security (Aug 24 – 30)

September 1, 2014 - Here’s a review of last week’s posts on Malwarebytes Unpacked: Top news stories: Stay safe! The Malwarebytes Labs Team

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Malvertising campaign on popular site leads to Silverlight exploit, Zeus Trojan

May 22, 2014 - Malicious ads displayed on legitimate websites (malvertising) are something we see a lot of these days. Website owners have grown to have...

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