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Fileless attacks: How attackers evade traditional AV and how to stop them

Malwarebytes

When you hear about malware, there’s a good chance you think of sketchy executables or files with extensions like.DOCX or.PDF that, once opened, execute malicious code. These are examples of file-based attacks—and while they can be bad, they’re nothing compared to their fileless cousins. Well, yes and no.

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