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Adware and PUPs can actually be far more invasive and dangerous on the Mac than “real” malware. We demonstrate with analysis of Crossrider, a sophisticated Mac adware that uses evasion and persistence techniques more complex than nation-state malware.

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Billion-dollar search engine industry attracts vultures, shady advertisers, and cybercriminals

January 6, 2020 admin adfraud, advertisements, Adware, extensions, hijackers, potentially unwanted programs, pups, results, search, search engine, search engine optimization, search engines, SEO, seo poisoning, sponsored

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2020 20:04:21 +0000

We look at the ways in which criminals and vultures use less-than-honest tactics to fleece the search engine industry for a piece of its billion-dollar pie.

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Mac threat detections on the rise in 2019

December 16, 2019 admin browser extensions, Mac, Mac adware, mac malware, mac telemetry, mac threat detections, mac threats, newtab, potentially unwanted programs, pups, safari

Credit to Author: Thomas Reed| Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2019 18:40:06 +0000

For the first time ever, Mac threats broke into Malwarebytes’ top five overall detections of 2019. Take a look at this and other telemetry that shows Mac malware is certainly on the rise.

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Knowing when it’s worth the risk: riskware explained

May 23, 2019 admin 101, blog series, Explained, FYI, potentially unwanted programs, PUP, riskware

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Thu, 23 May 2019 19:22:47 +0000

Riskware is a type of software that, while considered legitimate, can still put users at risk in some way. Learn why anti-malware vendors detect it, and how to tell whether the apps you use are riskware or not.

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The lazy person’s guide to cybersecurity: minimum effort for maximum protection

February 21, 2019 admin 101, cybersecurity, How-tos, password manager, potentially unwanted programs, push notifications, tech support scams, user awareness, user education

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2019 17:00:00 +0000

How can we help our less tech-savvy friends stay more secure online? By giving them a lazy person’s guide to cybersecurity, we can offer maximum protection for minimal effort.

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A user’s right to choose: Why Malwarebytes detects Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs)

January 25, 2019 admin enigma, Malwarebytes, Malwarebytes news, potentially unwanted programs, PUP criteria, pups, SpyHunter

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2019 16:00:00 +0000

By identifying and detecting Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs), Malwarebytes protects its users while giving them the right to choose whether they continue using their services. Learn why we do this, and how software programs can be reconsidered as legitimate under our PUP criteria.

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