eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Antivirus programs and firewalls are pretty good at catching malware before it can infect devices, but occasionally malware can slip through defenses, endangering personal and financial information. Malicious software frequently uses a large percentage of your device’s resources, resulting in visible decline in performance.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

There were no social media sites to speak of, companies were selling antivirus and anti-Trojan solutions, but nobody cared about adware, PUPs, and assorted nuisances. Firewalls on the other hand were considered a lot more important back then.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 29, 2024

This ends up executing sketchy code that installs viruses, ransomware, spyware, or adware behind the victim's back. Its authors created cloned web pages offering to download popular free software, such as the WinSCP file manager. These fake sites were promoted on Google and Bing search results. Consider using an ad blocking extension.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Though there are many different types of Malware, or malicious software, it is basically any type of software that’s designed to damage a computer, website, or network. Since they don’t use files, traditional antivirus programs and endpoint security solutions are often unable to recognize fileless malware. What is Malware?

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Spinone

DECEMBER 23, 2019

We’ve spent years creating data protection software and here is what we’ve discovered along the way: to protect your company systems and data from ransomware, you need to use multiple strategies and tools at the same time. How does antivirus help against ransomware, you may ask? How does Spin ransomware protection work?

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Software developers face new threats from malicious code as their tools and processes have proven to be an effective and lucrative threat vector. Traditionally, software developers have protected themselves from malicious code like everyone else?—?by Malware, or code written for malicious purposes, is evolving. Ransomware. Logic bombs.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Malware, short for “malicious software,” is any unwanted software on your computer that, more often than not, is designed to inflict damage. Jump ahead: Adware. Rogue security software. Adware, also known as malvertising , is a type of malware that downloads or displays advertisements to the user interface.

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