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Battling online coronavirus scams with facts

February 10, 2020 admin 2019-ncov, cdc, centers for disease control and prevention, China, coronavirus, email scam, emotet, hubei, malware, novel coronavirus, phishing campaign, phishing scam, quarantine, Social engineering, us cdc, who, World Health Organization, Wuhan

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:56:49 +0000

New online scams have preyed on the public’s fear about coronavirus outbreak. Don’t be fooled. Here is what we know about coronavirus and its related scams.

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Tags: 2019-nCoV CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention china coronavirus email scam emotet Hubei malware Novel Coronavirus phishing campaign phishing scam quarantine US CDC WHO World Health Organization Wuhan

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Your device, your choice: AdwCleaner now detects preinstalled software

July 23, 2019 admin AdwCleaner, choice, device, Malwarebytes news, pre-installed software, Product updates, quarantine

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 21:40:00 +0000

Because you, the user, should be able to decide which software ends up on your devices, Malwarebytes AdwCleaner 7.3.0 now detects preinstalled software.

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How does macOS protect against malware?

February 21, 2019 admin 101, gatekeeper, Mac, MacOS, malware removal tool, Malwarebytes for Mac, MRT, quarantine, SIP, TCC, XProtect

Credit to Author: Thomas Reed| Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2019 16:00:00 +0000

Mac users often are told that “Macs don’t get viruses.” This is not really true, of course. Macs can and do get infected. However, it is true that macOS provides some basic protection against malware. This protection can be quite effective in some ways, but, unfortunately, quite ineffective in others. Let’s take a look at…

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