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Credit to Author: Nathan Collier| Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2017 16:00:28 +0000
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| A lite version of the popular mobile app Facebook has been infected with Android/Trojan.Spy.FakePlay. Categories: Tags: AndroidfacebookFacebook LiteGoogleMobilemobile menace mondaytriple mtrojan |
The post Mobile Menace Monday: Facebook Lite infected with Spy FakePlay appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2017 16:00:07 +0000
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| Yet another trick to watch out for with this free antivirus offer that misleads you into calling tech support scammers. Categories: Tags: antiviruscouponGoogle ChromeMcAfeenortontech support scamTSS |
The post Free antivirus coupon leads to tech support scam appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2017 19:09:02 +0000
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| If you’re registered on the Coachella website, you may have been swept up in a data breach hawking user details for sale on the Dark Web… Categories: Tags: Beyoncebreachcoachelladata breachphishphishing |
The post Coachella-gate: fire in the disco appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2017 16:00:57 +0000
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| We look at a myGov phish which has been doing the rounds recently. There’s even some peculiar antics going on late into the phish – shall we take a look? Categories: Tags: bankbankingmyGovphishphishingscam |
The post Australians beware: myGov phishing on the prowl appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Thomas Reed| Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2017 15:00:33 +0000
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| On Valentine’s Day, Mac users got a special “treat” in the form of new malware. Now, just a week later, there are signs of yet another piece of malware looming. This brings the count of malware (as opposed to adware or other threats) discovered for macOS this year up to 4, in only two short months. Categories: Tags: Anti-MalwareAppleiOSiPhonemacmacOSmalwareXAgentXProtect |
The post Two new Mac backdoors discovered appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Thomas Reed| Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2017 16:00:47 +0000
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| The Findzip ransomware was discovered on February 22, 2017. At that time, it was thought that files would be irreversibly encrypted by this ransomware, with no chance of decryption. Turns out, that’s not quite true. Categories: Tags: AppleFilecoderFindzipFindzip ransomwaremacmacOSransomware |
The post Decrypting after a Findzip ransomware infection appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2017 21:00:23 +0000
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| A compilation of notable security news and blog posts from the 20th of February to the 27th of February. This week, we look back at tech support scams, tax tips, updating your social media privacy settings, and more. Categories: Tags: AndroiddronesGooglemalwarepasswordsteamspyweekly round up |
The post A week in security (Feb 20th – Feb 27th) appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2017 19:30:31 +0000
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| We take another look at the Neutrino bot, known for its diverse feature set ranging from snooping on victims to performing DDos attacks. This latest version includes a hardened protective layer aimed at defeating sandboxes and hiding the bot from discovery. Categories: Tags: exploit kitmalvertisingmalwareneutrino botneutrino ekpacker |
The post New Neutrino Bot comes in a protective loader appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
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