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Malware vaccination tricks: blue pills or red pills

August 30, 2017 admin canary file, cybercrime, keyboard, language, malware, Malwarebytes, Pieter Arntz, ransomware, registry key, vaccination, vaccine, virtual machine

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2017 18:00:10 +0000

Malware vaccination tricks are offered for various sorts and families of malware, but can and should we use them? What are the pros and cons? Read all about it.

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Report: Second quarter dominated by ransomware outbreaks

July 6, 2017 admin ad fraud, adam kujawa, Adam McNeil, Adware, Amazon Phishing, Armando Orozco, astrum, boaxxee, breach, breaches, Cerber, cybercrime tactics & techniques, cybercrime tactics and techniques, dok, DoublePulsar, EK, EternalBlue, EternalPetya, exploit kit, Findzip, fireball, handbrake, Jaff, Jean-Philippe Taggart, Jerome Segura, Kovter, Locky, Magnitude, Malwarebytes, malwarebytes labs, Malwarebytes news, Marcelo Rivero, Nathan Collier, NotPetya, NSA, nymain, Petya, Pieter Artnz, proton, proton RAT, Q2 2017, RIG, second quarter, ShadowBrokers, Tamy Stewart, tech support scams, Thomas Reed, Troldesh, WannaCry, WDFLoad, William Tsing

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2017 19:06:53 +0000

The second quarter of 2017 left the security world wondering, “What the hell happened?” With leaks of government-created exploits being deployed against users in the wild, a continued sea of ransomware constantly threatening our ability to work online, and the lines between malware and potentially unwanted programs continuing to blur, every new incident was a wakeup call.In this report, we are going to discuss some of the most important trends, tactics, and attacks of Q2 2017, including an update on ransomware, what is going on with all these exploits, and a special look at all the breaches that happened this quarter.

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Tags: ad fraud adam kujawa Adam McNeil adware Amazon Phishing Armando Orozco astrum boaxxee breach breaches cerber cybercrime tactics & techniques cybercrime tactics and techniques dok DoublePulsar EK EternalBlue EternalPetya exploit kit Findzip fireball handbrake Jaff Jean-Philippe Taggart Jerome Segura kovter Locky Magnitude Malwarebytes malwarebytes labs Marcelo Rivero Nathan Collier NotPetya NSA nymain petya Pieter Artnz proton proton RAT Q2 2017 RIG second quarter ShadowBrokers Tamy Stewart tech support scams Thomas Reed Troldesh WannaCry WDFLoad William Tsing

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EternalPetya – yet another stolen piece in the package?

June 30, 2017 admin attribution, EternalPetya, hasherezade, hexedit, janus, malware, Malwarebytes, NotPetya, NSA, Petya, psexec, ransomware, Threat analysis

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2017 16:53:36 +0000

Since 27th June we’ve been investigating the outbreak of the new Petya-like malware armed with an infector similar to WannaCry. Since the day one, various contradicting theories started popping up. Some believed, that it is a rip-off the original Petya, others – that it is another step in its evolution. However, so far, those were just different opinions, and none of them was backed up with enough evidence. In this post, we will try to fill this gap, by making a step-by-step comparison of the current kernel and the one on which it is based (Goldeneye Petya).

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Tags: attribution EternalPetya hasherezade hexedit janus Malwarebytes NotPetya NSA petya psexec ransomware

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Do I have Malwarebytes or a tech support scam?

April 25, 2017 admin 101, fraud, How-tos, Malwarebytes, SCAM, tech support, TSS

Credit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2017 15:00:49 +0000

A lot of companies don’t make it all too clear who their tech support is. Given the wide variety in how legitimate companies handle their support, how can you tell the difference between tech support and a tech support scam? We point out how to differentiate us from a tech support scammer.

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Report: Cybercrime climate shifts dramatically in first quarter

April 13, 2017 admin Adware, Android malware, celebgate, Cerber, Chris Boyd, cybercrime, cybercrime tactics and techniques, dridex, eitest, exit scam, exploit kit, fappening, Findzip, hiddenads.lck, hoeflertext, intra market fraud, jisut, Locky, mac malware, malspam, malware, Malwarebytes, malwarebytes labs, necurs, potentially unwanted programs, Powershell, PUP, Q1 2017, ransomware, RIG exploit kit, sage, Social engineering, spora, survey scams, tech support scammers, Threat analysis, vault 7, windows malware, WWE dump

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2017 09:00:09 +0000

The first quarter of 2017 brought with it some significant changes to the threat landscape and we aren’t talking about heavy ransomware distribution either. Threats which were previously believed to be serious contenders this year have nearly vanished entirely, while new threats and infection techniques have forced the security community to reconsider collection and analysis efforts.

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Tags: adware android malware celebgate cerber Chris Boyd cybercrime cybercrime tactics and techniques dridex eitest exit scam exploit kit fappening Findzip hiddenads.lck hoeflertext intra market fraud jisut Locky mac malware malspam Malwarebytes malwarebytes labs necurs potentially unwanted programs powershell PUP Q1 2017 ransomware RIG exploit kit sage Social Engineering Spora survey scams tech support scammers vault 7 windows malware WWE dump

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Malwarebytes teams up with Cybersecurity Factory

February 24, 2017 admin Cybersecurity Factory, entrepreneurs, Highland Capital Partners, Malwarebytes, Malwarebytes news, mentorship, philanthropy

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2017 17:00:50 +0000

Malwarebytes is proud to support Cybersecurity Factory, a 10-week summer program for early-stage cybersecurity companies.

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Why Malwarebytes detects PC Pitstop as Potentially Unwanted

January 18, 2017 admin Disk MD, Driver Alert, Malwarebytes, Optimize, PC Magnum, PC Matic, PC Pitstop, Potentially Unwanted, PUP, PUP.Optional, PUP/PUM

PC Pitstop makes several products including PC Matic, PC Magnum, Optimize, Driver Alert, and Disk MD. As of a few weeks ago, we detect these products as PUP.Optional, here is why.

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Tags: Disk MD Driver Alert Malwarebytes Optimize PC Magnum PC Matic PC Pitstop Potentially Unwanted PUP PUP.Optional

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