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

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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This Week in Security News: Ransomware and Cyber Threats

Credit to Author: Jon Clay (Global Threat Communications)| Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2019 14:00:09 +0000

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, learn about new routines for encryption of JobCrypter ransomware. Also, understand how Emotet has managed to evolve into one of the most notorious cyber threats in existence….

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Stopping Emotet with Sophos

Credit to Author: Sally Adam| Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2019 11:55:08 +0000

The US Department for Homeland Security considers Emotet to be one of the most costly and destructive threats to US business right now. Here’s how Sophos deals with it.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/0qRUE3oIzgM” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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