What is DNS? The definition: The domain name system (DNS) is the way that internet domain names are located and translated…
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“YellowSend, send your large files for free?”
Author’s Note: We at Malwarebytes continue to do our part in educating our product users and constant blog readers about day-to-day…
Obfuscated URLs, where is that link taking you?
What is a URL? A URL (uniform resource locator) is a pointer to a web resource (usually a site) and a…
[update] Shopperz alters dnsapi.dll
Recently, we found a lot of people on forums, including our own, struggling with an issue they described as “Ads by…
Browsefox variant High Stairs
Browsefox aka Sambreel aka Yontoo is a family of browser hijackers. When advertised they promise to “customize and enhance your interaction…
Outbrowse and Other Bundlers
Author’s Note: We at Malwarebytes continue to do our part in educating our product users and constant blog readers about day-to-day…
Introduction to Alternate Data Streams
What are Alternate Data Streams? Alternate Data Streams (ADS) are a file attribute only found on the NTFS file system. In…
Want to improve the speed of your PC? Just Ask.
Author’s Note: We at Malwarebytes continue to do our part in educating our product users and constant blog readers about day-to-day…
Mindspark toolbars
Mindspark Mindspark is a marketing company that focuses on interactive advertising. Is that wrong? Not by definition, but after receiving some…
Changes in the LSP stack
What does LSP stand for? LSP is short for Layered Service Provider. A Layered Service Provider is a file (.dll) using…