Application Security October 30, 2018 How SEO Poisoning Campaigns Are Mounting a Comeback 3 min read - 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?
August 22, 2017 Is Antivirus Protection Still Relevant? 2 min read - A survey of Black Hat attendees showed that many security experts doubt the ability of antivirus protection products to detect ransomware.
October 13, 2016 Malwarebytes Thinks Potentially Unwanted Programs Are Malware 2 min read - 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…
July 21, 2015 Microsoft Can’t Protect You Any Longer: Keep Watch for Windows XP Malware 2 min read - After a long transition period, Microsoft has ended anti-malware protection for Windows XP, meaning users should move quickly to protect machines using it.
May 21, 2015 Adware Identified as Second-Biggest Security Threat of 2014 3 min read - Adware programs that are designed to render advertisements on end user systems emerged as the second-most prevalent security threat in 2014.
Fraud Protection September 17, 2013 The Pitfalls of Legacy Anti-Malware Solutions 2 min read - Legacy anti-malware solutions tend to lack context, resulting in false-positive alerts that are ignored and real threats that are overlooked.