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“Beautiful Cookie Consent Banner” WordPress plugin vulnerability: Update now!

May 25, 2023 admin beautiful cookie consent banner, Business, exploit, JavaScript, plugin, update, Vulnerability, website, wordpress, XSS

Categories: Business

Tags: beautiful cookie consent banner

Tags: Wordpress

Tags: plugin

Tags: vulnerability

Tags: exploit

Tags: XSS

Tags: javascript

Tags: update

Tags: website

We take a look at a vulnerability in a popular WordPress plugin. It’s been fixed, but you’ll need to update as soon as you can!

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MalwareBytes Security

Update your LearnPress plugins now!

January 30, 2023 admin fix, injection, learnpress, news, patch, plugin, sql, update, Vulnerability, wordpress

Categories: News

Tags: wordpress

Tags: learnpress

Tags: vulnerability

Tags: SQL

Tags: injection

Tags: update

Tags: fix

Tags: plugin

Tags: patch

We take a look at reports of a WordPress plugin issue. It’s been fixed, but you may need to update!

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MalwareBytes Security

Malware targets 30 unpatched WordPress plugins

January 6, 2023 admin backdoor, exploit, Linux Malware, news, plugin, theme, update, Vulnerability, wordpress

Categories: News

Tags: WordPress

Tags: exploit

Tags: vulnerability

Tags: plugin

Tags: theme

Tags: update

Tags: linux malware

Tags: backdoor

It’s time to check your website is up to date.

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MalwareBytes Security

WPGateway WordPress plugin vulnerability could allow full site takeover

September 14, 2022 admin CVE, news, plugin, Vulnerability, wordpress, wpgateway

Categories: News

Tags: WPGateway

Tags: WordPress

Tags: plugin

Tags: vulnerability

Tags: CVE

We take a look at a vulnerability being exploited in the wild related to the WPGateway WordPress plugin.

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MalwareBytes Security

Warning for WordPress admins: uninstall the Modern WPBakery plugin immediately!

July 19, 2022 admin compromise, CVE, exploit, hijack, JavaScript, Malwarebytes news, modern wpbakery, plugin, wordpress

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2022 12:07:10 +0000

We take a look at a WordPress plugin, abandoned and open to JavaScript related exploitation. Uninstall it now!

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MalwareBytes Security

Browser Guard combats privacy abuse, tracking, clickbait, and scammers

September 19, 2019 admin ad blocking, browser, browser guard, browser safety, browser security, Browsers, control, extension, faster load times, Malwarebytes, malwarebytes browser guard, Malwarebytes news, plugin, plugins, privacy, tracker, trackers

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2019 18:27:51 +0000

The free Malwarebytes Browser Guard extension combats privacy abuse, user tracking, clickbait, unwanted advertisements, and tech support scammers while offering granular control and faster browsing.

Categories:

Malwarebytes news

Tags: ad blocking browser Browser guard browser safety browser security browsers control extension faster load times Malwarebytes Malwarebytes Browser Guard plugin plugins privacy tracker trackers

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MalwareBytes Security

Adware and PUPs families add push notifications as an attack vector

June 13, 2019 admin Adware, browser extensions, extensions, Facebook, Facebook spammer, fbspammer, notifications, plugin, plugins, PUP, pups, push notifications, search hijackers, Trojan, trojans

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2019 18:36:14 +0000

Push notifications are being added to the arsenal of PUPs, adware, and even a Trojan browser extension that spams Facebook groups.

Categories:

Adware

Tags: adware browser extensions extensions facebook Facebook spammer fbspammer notifications plugin plugins PUP PUPs push notifications search hijackers trojan Trojans

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Kaspersky Security

Tip of the week: Browser extension features

March 7, 2017 admin ads, advertising, data mining, extension, Kaspersky Protection, plugin, Products, Security, Tips

Credit to Author: Maria Krasnoshchekova| Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2017 14:21:36 +0000

The Kaspersky Protection browser plugin keeps you safe while you traipse around the Internet — and it has several other useful features.