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Hoaxes

March 25, 2013 - A hoax ( to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous ) is the word we...

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Internet everywhere and poor security practices: a disaster in the making?

March 22, 2013 - We often hear about botnets (networks of infected computers) being used to send out spam, perform Distributed Denial of Service attacks...

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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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Malwarebiter – Biting down on you

January 30, 2013 - UPDATE: As of 1/28, the Facebook page for Malwarebiter appears to have been deleted. Overview A few days ago Malwarebytes Intelligence Analyst...

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Exploits and vulnerabilities | News | Threats

Web Exploits: a bright future ahead

January 2, 2013 - The majority of computers get infected from visiting a specially crafted webpage that exploits one or multiple software vulnerabilities. It could...

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Misleading advertising

December 20, 2012 - Today we are going to be talking about advertising, specifically misleading advertising. Whether it’s on TV or on the internet, in...

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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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News | Threats

Timely detection: the key to a good anti-malware solution

October 22, 2012 - In this connected world, time is of the essence. The bad guys are counting on releasing their malicious programs and infecting...

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Call Me Phishy

September 7, 2012 - A few months ago, I did a series on Phishing, called Phishing 101. In it, I described various ways in which...

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Cybercrime | News

The Malware That I Used To Know

July 25, 2012 - Malware, much like all weapons, evolve based upon multiple factors, be it the protections of their intended target, the weapon operator...

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