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Cybercrime | News | Scams

Job Application Mail Shows Great Potential (For Installing Something)

February 3, 2014 - What is it? An email claiming to be about a job application will lead the recipients to potentially unwanted installs and...

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News | Threats

Installers: Customizing Your “Needs”

December 12, 2013 - Just recently, a fellow researcher here at Malwarebytes received an email asking us to stop blocking their website. The link navigates...

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Using YARA to attribute malware

October 11, 2013 - If you’ve performed malware research, you’ve likely observed samples that are very similar in functionality, yet have different hashes, file sizes,...

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Cybercrime | News

Feds arrest mastermind behind ‘Silk Road’ online criminal marketplace

October 3, 2013 - U.S. Federal authorities arrested Ross William Ulbricht–the alleged leader behind the Silk Road criminal marketplace–in San Francisco yesterday, reported multiple news outlets....

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Cybercrime | News | Scams

Fake Malwarebytes Scammer Surveys Victims

August 20, 2013 - Scammers are at it again with their attempts to get users to download unnecessary software, visit pointless (and potentially dangerous) sites...

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Facebook Virus That Drains Your Bank Accounts: What You Need to Know

June 5, 2013 - The word about the Zeus Trojan back on Facebook has spread as fast as the malware itself across many news sites....

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Tech support scams: a look behind the curtain

May 1, 2013 - My previous post about fake support calls from Microsoft generated a lot of reactions. I was quite astounded by how many...

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