YouTube is rolling out unclickable links. Video portals like YouTube have had to deal with spam comments and bogus links for…
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FCC comes down hard on robocallers with record $300m fine
Robocallers are in the news after the FCC issued a $300 million forfeiture to a persistent offender and shut down their…
Why blocking ads is good for your digital health
Online content is largely powered and paid for by advertising. Almost every site you visit, every forum you browse, and even…
YouTube is testing ad blocker detection
YouTube is dipping a toe into the muddy waters of ad-blocker blocking, with ad-blocker using Redditors complaining about a popup that warns “Ad…
7-Zip gets Mark of the Web feature, increases protection for users
One of the most popular zip programs around, 7-Zip, now offers support for “Mark of the Web” (MOTW), which gives users…
Cash App breached by a former employee could affect millions
In December last year, the customer information of Cash App users was accessed by a former employee of Block, the company…
Smart TV adverts put a wrinkle in your programming
Smart TVs are back in the news due to the potential pitfalls of embedded advertising. It may come as a surprise…
Introducing: Malwarebytes Browser Extension
[Update 9/20/2019] The browser extensions are out of beta. You can read about the final product Malwarebytes Browser Guard in this…
We block shady ad blockers
Some of you have reached out to us concerning Malwarebytes blocking of certain ad blocking extensions, or an influx in web…
Stripchat bot spells block
Here at Malwarebytes, we spent a lot of time and effort scouring the Internet looking for malicious websites that we can…