How SEO Poisoning Campaigns Are Mounting a Comeback
SEO poisoning is on the rise again. How do threat actors use search engine results to drive victims to malicious sites, and what can users do to protect themselves?
Is Antivirus Protection Still Relevant?
A survey of Black Hat attendees showed that many security experts doubt the ability of antivirus protection products to detect ransomware.
Malwarebytes Thinks Potentially Unwanted Programs Are Malware
Manufacturers have long used and abused bundling software to collect placement fees from software marketers. Implicit in the bundling is the belief that the software will be beneficial to the user in some way — or at least cause them no obvious...
Microsoft Can’t Protect You Any Longer: Keep Watch for Windows XP Malware
After a long transition period, Microsoft has ended anti-malware protection for Windows XP, meaning users should move quickly to protect machines using it.
Adware Identified as Second-Biggest Security Threat of 2014
Adware programs that are designed to render advertisements on end user systems emerged as the second-most prevalent security threat in 2014.
The Pitfalls of Legacy Anti-Malware Solutions
Legacy anti-malware solutions tend to lack context, resulting in false-positive alerts that are ignored and real threats that are overlooked.