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Fake Evernote Extension Serves Advertisements

August 19, 2014 - Recently a Malwarebytes researcher informed me of a Multiplug PUP that installs a fake Evernote browser extension. Fellow researchers can find...

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A Week in Security (Jul 6 – 12)

July 14, 2014 - Here’s a review of last week’s posts on Malwarebytes Unpacked*: Top news stories: Stay secure, everyone! The Malwarebytes Labs Team

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A Week in Security (May 25 – 31)

June 2, 2014 - Here’s a review of last week’s posts on Malwarebytes Unpacked: Top news stories: Stay secure, everyone! The Malwarebytes Labs Team

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Cybercrime | News | Scams

SoundCloud Downloader: Always Read the EULA(s)

March 25, 2014 - Up above, you can see a (sanitised) screenshot of a web-browser shortly after installing a “SoundCloud Downloader”. The non-sanitised version has...

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Cybercrime | News | Scams

Search Engine Adverts: Download All The Things?

January 30, 2014 - A friend of mine was given a Steam giftcard not too long ago, which is great except: A) They haven’t used...

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Cybercrime | News | Scams

No Man’s Sky Beta: Fake

January 20, 2014 - Hello Games, creators of upcoming procedurally generated space adventure No Man’s Sky, sounded the alarm on a fake Beta website. No need...

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Cybercrime | News

Text Popups

February 13, 2013 - What is a text popup? A text popup is a link that opens a popup box containing advertisements, usually prompted by...

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You Dirty RAT! Part 2 – BlackShades NET

June 15, 2012 - Last week we talked about the Remote Administration Trojan DarkComet and all the wonderful and scary things it can do.  In...

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