This op-ed originally appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle on October 28, 2019. We occupy a richly-connected world. On the Internet,…
Tag: dns
Meet Extenbro, a new DNS-changer Trojan protecting adware
Recently, we uncovered a new DNS-changer called Extenbro that comes with an adware bundler. These DNS-changers block access to security-related sites,…
Adware the series, part 2
In this post, we will be using the flowchart below to follow the process of determining which adware we are dealing with. Our…
The Day the Internet Died
Okay, so I admit the title is a bit misleading and alarmist, but lots of folks will agree this was a…
Hosts file hijacks
In an earlier blog post about DNS hijacks, we briefly touched on the hosts file. The hosts file is like your…
TopFlix: a DNS Unlocker variant
Author’s Note: We at Malwarebytes continue to do our part in educating our product users and constant blog readers about day-to-day…
Trojan.DNSChanger circumvents Powershell restrictions
In recent variants of the infamous DNS-changer adware we have found that the coders use a particularly interesting method to bypass…
DNS Hijacks: Routers
Our Support department has noticed a significant increase in the number of people that have had their DNS settings hijacked. Not…
DNS hijacks: what to look for
What is DNS? The definition: The domain name system (DNS) is the way that internet domain names are located and translated…
No, Valve is NOT Collecting your Browsing History
If you play games on Steam, you’ll likely have fired up a title at some point which uses VAC – Valve…