The second quarter of 2017 brought ransomware to unprecedented levels with worldwide outbreaks that went almost out of control. In scenarios…
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Adware the series, part 1
In this series, we will be using the flowchart below to follow the process of determining which adware we are dealing…
Adware vs. ad fraud
Adware and ad fraud are in the same business and both don’t care very much how they make money, as long…
Malwarebytes Labs Presents: The Cybercrime Tactics and Techniques Report
Last year was interesting for malware distribution and development. While we still experienced a flood of ransomware and immense distribution of…
A week in security (Jan 08 – Jan 14)
Last week, we talked about what Windows environmental variables are, more phishy sponsored tweets in the wild, and—if you haven’t actually…
Clickjacking campaign abuses Google Adsense, avoids ad fraud bots
Ad fraud is one of many issues that contribute to the ad industry’s negative image these days. Unlike malvertising which affects…