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Credit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2018 17:57:42 +0000
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| Boomerang Tech solutions had trouble configuring their spambots, thus dropping a few spam bombs on Malwarebytes forums. Watch us catch them red-handed in a scammer call. Categories: Tags: BoomerangforumsMBAMspamTSS |
The post Boomerang spam bombs Malwarebytes forum—not a smart move appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Thomas Reed| Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2018 21:20:01 +0000
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| A new Mac cryptocurrency miner, called OSX.CreativeUpdate, was being distributed from the MacUpdate website, in the guise of known apps such as Firefox. Categories: Tags: cryptominercryptominingmacmac malwareMacUpdatePlatypus |
The post New Mac cryptominer distributed via a MacUpdate hack appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2018 23:43:52 +0000
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| Ransomware may have slowed its growth but is still a go-to payload for threat actors looking to monetize drive-by download attacks. The latest attempt: GandCrab ransomware. Categories: Tags: exploit kitsgandcrabgandcrab ransomwaregrandsoftransomwareRIG |
The post GandCrab ransomware distributed by RIG and GrandSoft exploit kits (updated) appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2018 15:00:00 +0000
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| We take a look at the difficulties faced by ransomware authors as they try to adapt and evolve to the next form of stealthier Bitcoin hoarding: cryptocurrency mining. Categories: Tags: bitcoinscoinscryptocryptocurrencycryptominingmalwareminersminingransomware |
The post Ransomware’s difficult second album appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2018 19:11:47 +0000
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| The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has identified robocalls as the number one complaint from the public. In this post, we tell you what you need to know to protect against the nasty ones. Categories: Tags: Explainedfraudphone scamrobocallingrobocalls |
The post Stop telephoning me-eh-eh-eh-eh: robocalls explained appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: vhioureas| Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2018 22:28:22 +0000
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| We’ve found that a variant of the Scarab ransomware, called Scarabey, is distributed via a different technique, with a different payload code, and a new target: Russia. Scarabey, like most ransomware, is designed to demand a Bitcoin payment from its victims after encrypting files on their systems. However, instead of being distributed via Necurs malspam like the original Scarab, Scarabey was found targeting Russian users and being distributed via RDP/manual dropping on servers and systems. Categories: Tags: Necurs malspamransomwareransomware variantScarabscarabey |
The post Scarab ransomware: new variant changes tactics appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2018 23:43:52 +0000
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| Ransomware may have slowed its growth but is still a go-to payload for threat actors looking to monetize drive-by download attacks. The latest attempt: GandCrab ransomware. Categories: Tags: exploit kitsgandcrabgandcrab ransomwaregrandsoftransomwareRIG |
The post GandCrab ransomware distributed by RIG and GrandSoft exploit kits appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2018 16:35:05 +0000
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| To gain the trust of users, the makers of PUPs put the logos of reputable security and tech firms on their websites to imply their product is endorsed by the companies. They are not. Categories: Tags: logosMcAfeemicrosoftmisleadingnortonPieter ArntzPUPs |
The post Stolen security logos used to falsely endorse PUPs appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
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