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How to update your drivers and when you need to

February 24, 2022 admin 101, device drivers, driver update, inux, Mac, windows

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2022 13:39:07 +0000

Device drivers are often forgotten. This article tells you how to update drivers and goes into when you should and what to avoid.

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Mac adware is more sophisticated and dangerous than traditional Mac malware

February 27, 2020 admin Adware, bundlore, crossrider, Mac, Mac adware, mac threats, MacOS, Macs, potentially unwanted programs, pups, surfbuyer

Credit to Author: Thomas Reed| Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 18:34:48 +0000

Adware and PUPs can actually be far more invasive and dangerous on the Mac than “real” malware. We demonstrate with analysis of Crossrider, a sophisticated Mac adware that uses evasion and persistence techniques more complex than nation-state malware.

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Malwarebytes Labs releases 2020 State of Malware Report

February 11, 2020 admin 2020 state of malware report, Adware, Android, Android malware, Data Privacy, emotet, hacktools, iOS, Mac, MacOS, ransomware, reports, ryuk, Sodinokibi, State of Malware, state of malware report, trickbot, trojans, web threats, windows

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:01:00 +0000

The 2020 State of Malware Report reveals how cybercriminals upped the ante on businesses, Mac threats outpaced PCs, and ransomware continued its targeted, deadly assault with new families in 2019. Learn all this and more in the full report, linked in our blog.

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Mac threat detections on the rise in 2019

December 16, 2019 admin browser extensions, Mac, Mac adware, mac malware, mac telemetry, mac threat detections, mac threats, newtab, potentially unwanted programs, pups, safari

Credit to Author: Thomas Reed| Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2019 18:40:06 +0000

For the first time ever, Mac threats broke into Malwarebytes’ top five overall detections of 2019. Take a look at this and other telemetry that shows Mac malware is certainly on the rise.

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New iOS exploit checkm8 allows permanent compromise of iPhones

September 27, 2019 admin apple, apple security, apple vulnerability, checkm8, exploit, Exploits, iOS, ios exploit, Mac, Vulnerability

Credit to Author: Thomas Reed| Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2019 16:48:42 +0000

A new exploit for iOS enables attackers to gain permanent access to iPhones, iPads, Apple Watches, and more—with zero potential for patching. Learn why this is possibly the biggest security news for iOS since its inception.

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Unprecedented new iPhone malware discovered

August 30, 2019 admin apple, iOS, ios infection, ios malware, iPhone, iphone malware, Mac, malware infection, Trident, Zero-Day, zero-day vulnerability

Credit to Author: Thomas Reed| Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2019 17:40:24 +0000

Google announced late last night that hacked websites have been used to drop iPhone malware on unsuspecting users over a two-year period. Thomas Reed investigates.

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A week in security (July 8 – 14)

July 15, 2019 admin a week in security, agent smith, Amazon, amazon prime, amazon prime day 2019, amazon prime phishing, Android, Android malware, Facial Recognition, google home audio, Mac, malware, pale moon, phishing, privacy, roundup, targeted spear phishing, trickbot, Week in security, whaling, zoom zero-day

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2019 14:27:09 +0000

A roundup of cybersecurity news from July 8–14, including secure data sending, federal data privacy law, the Soft Cell attack, and more.

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New Mac cryptominer Malwarebytes detects as Bird Miner runs by emulating Linux

June 25, 2019 admin Bird Miner, cryptominer, cryptominers, Mac, mac malware, MacOS, malware, Malwarebytes for Mac

Credit to Author: Thomas Reed| Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2019 15:33:38 +0000

A new Mac cryptominer we call Bird Miner was found on pirated music production software that interestingly runs via Linux. Learn how this unique malware attempts, and ultimately fails, at using stealth techniques.

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