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Tag: Malwarebytes
PUP Friday: MPlayerX
MPlayerX began to be associated with malware about two years ago, or possibly even longer. Back in 2014, an emerging piece…
Systweak Redux: our response
On July 29, we published a blog titled “PUP Friday: Cleaning up with 5 star awards“, taking a look at a registry…
The reality of ransomware: an in-depth study
We recently sponsored a deep-dive study conducted by Osterman Research on the subject of Ransomware, and the results are a stark insight…
Window Range Manager
A recently discovered adware called Window Range Manager aka Winrange uses Chrome components to display 3D advertisements. Found in the installed…
zCrypt ransomware: under the hood
Ransomware has become the new norm for cyber-criminals. Every week there are fresh ransomware threats with new functionalities and improvements. zCrypt ransomware…
New Mac OS X remediation offering and forensics capabilities for enterprise
At Malwarebytes, our mission is to protect consumers and businesses from the most dangerous cyber threats. Today, we announced a new…
Tech support scammers using Winlogon
As we’ve seen in other recent examples [1], [2],[3] Tech Support Scammers are using every trick in the malware authors book…
FBI announcement: paying the ransom is a bad idea
Hey folks! So late last year, a quote was going around about a comment for the Special Agent in charge of…
AdLoad: an advertisement bombarder
While looking into an infection associated with a “system optimizer”—Didn’t we say they’re digital snake oil?—we identified a multi-functional installer called…