{"id":1349,"date":"2015-06-22T02:26:05","date_gmt":"2015-06-22T09:26:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.malwarebytes.com\/press\/?p=1349"},"modified":"2023-09-21T13:38:04","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T13:38:04","slug":"malwarebytes-acquires-junkware-removal-tool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.malwarebytes.com\/press\/2015\/06\/22\/malwarebytes-acquires-junkware-removal-tool","title":{"rendered":"Malwarebytes Acquires Junkware Removal Tool"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Acquisition of popular security tool reinforces Malwarebytes\u2019 commitment to fighting against potentially unwanted programs (PUPs)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>SAN JOSE, CA \u2013 June 22, 2015<\/strong> \u2013 Malwarebytes, the company founded to protect people and businesses from sophisticated malware attacks, today announced the acquisition of Junkware Removal Tool, a security program that searches for and removes potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) such as adware, spyware, and toolbars. The acquisition will integrate its definitions and tactics into the Malwarebytes product line. Junkware Removal Tool owner and developer, Filipos Mouliatis, will also be joining Malwarebytes Labs out of Houston, Texas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMalwarebytes is a highly respected anti-malware and anti-exploit company that I\u2019ve known of for years, so I was excited to hear about the possibility of working together,\u201d said Mouliatis. \u201cI look forward to helping further develop software that will destroy potentially unwanted programs such as adware and spyware.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s face it, PUPs are a growing problem, and the Junkware Removal Tool is a fantastic addition to strengthen our ability to address them,\u201d said Malwarebytes founder and CEO Marcin Kleczynski. \u201cWe\u2019re proud to be integrating this technology. Not only that, Filipos\u2019 creativity and ingenuity are great additions to the Malwarebytes team. With this move and others to come, we\u2019re doubling down on expanding our PUP protections, and our customers will see the benefits very soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Junkware Removal Tool is a popular download on sites such as <a href=\"https:\/\/download.cnet.com\/windows\/3150-8022_4-0.html\">CNET<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.majorgeeks.com\/mg\/topdownloads\/index.html\">MajorGeeks<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bleepingcomputer.com\/download\/junkware-removal-tool\/\">BleepingComputer<\/a>.com. The security utility consistently ranks in the top 10 downloaded Windows apps on all three sites, and has had more than 4 million downloads on BleepingComputer.com alone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt BleepingComputer.com, we\u2019ve found that adware and PUPs have increasingly become one of the largest sources of problems for our visitors,\u201d said Lawrence Abrams, owner of BleepingComputer.com. \u201cWith Malwarebytes and Junkware Removal Tool being two of the most popular downloads, it\u2019s going to be exciting to see how these two programs will join forces to further protect our visitors against adware and PUPs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Malwarebytes has already <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.org\/news\/2013\/07\/malwarebytes-adopts-aggressive-pup-policy\/\">taken an aggressive stance<\/a> on targeting and removing PUPs, adware, spyware, and grayware. Acquiring Junkware Removal Tool reinforces its commitment to fighting not only harmful and deceptive PUPs, but also annoying and misleading ones.<\/p>\n<p>The integration of Junkware Removal Tool within Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will take place over the next few months. The stand-alone JRT program will remain intact for those who wish to use it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Malwarebytes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.malwarebytes.org\/\">Malwarebytes<\/a> provides anti-malware and anti-exploit software designed to protect businesses and consumers against zero-day threats that consistently escape detection by traditional antivirus solutions. Malwarebytes Anti-Malware earned an \u201cOutstanding\u201d rating by CNET editors, is a PCMag.com Editor\u2019s Choice, and was the only security software to earn a perfect malware remediation score from AV-TEST.org. That\u2019s why more than 50,000 SMBs and enterprise businesses worldwide trust Malwarebytes to protect their data. Founded in 2008, Malwarebytes is headquartered in California, operates offices in Europe, and employs a global team of researchers and experts. For more information, please visit us at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.malwarebytes.org\/\">www.malwarebytes.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Acquisition of popular security tool reinforces Malwarebytes\u2019 commitment to fighting against potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) SAN JOSE, CA \u2013 June 22,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":114,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[14,32],"blog_type":[],"class_list":["post-1349","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-releases","tag-malwarebytes","tag-pup"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Malwarebytes Press Center - News &amp; 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