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A year and six months back, Malwarebytes launched a beta version of Browser Extension for Firefox and Chrome, the company after through testing, recently released stable version of extension with new name “Malwarebytes Browser Guard” and is available for Chrome and Firefox browsers on respective add-on stores. Malwarebytes from the beginning claimed their browser extension …
The first public beta for the next major version of “Malwarebytes 4” has been released and available for download. The version ships with a new User interface, online installer and a new detection engine. Malwarebytes version 4 sports a completely redesigned interface with Detection History, Scanner and Real-Time Protection modules on the main window. The …
Avast Software released a major update for Chromium-based Avast Secure browser and the version 75.1.1528.101 is now available for download with new features and improvements. Avast Secure Browser now automatically suspends inactive tabs by default, Avast claims, by doing so the browser uses 50% less memory and CPU. The company also introduced a feature to …
Malwarebytes AdwCleaner now can detect and remove preinstalled applications from new computers
Google Chrome or Microsfot Edge Chromium browser warns all downloads as dangerous if you turn off Safe browsing or Microsoft Defender SmartScreen Setting
On Safer Internet Day, Google has released Password Checkup extension for Chrome browser and made it available on Chrome Web Store for download. The extension when installed, while signing into website checks your username and password against Google known breached site data and alerts to reset your password if they’re compromised. After all, the company […]
If you’ve ever reached a site you’re not intended to by typing typo for site URL (these are called typosquatting sites and sometimes in extreme cases these act as Phishing sites as well to steal information from you) and expected the browser to offer a way to navigate to right website? Google is going to […]
Malwarebytes released a new component update 1.0.527 for version 3.6.1 for their anti-malware product to address Windows 7 freezing issue, the update currently can be manually downloaded and installed by clicking ‘Install Application Updates’ button in Application tab in settings. Users need to restart their systems to apply the update and new version is available …
Avast 19.1 released on January 04 ,2019 is first full 64bit Avast version, comes with a new installer and redesigned settings with search function included,
Popular Question and Answer’s site Quora has been hacked, the website’s CEO, Adam D’Angelo announced this news in their blog admitting that approximately 100 million users data may have been compromised. The company has recognized on Friday, November 30, 2018, that a malicious third party has unauthorizedly accessed one of their systems. Adam D’Angelo says […]
Bing search engine shows VLC player as dangerous site in search results and Microsoft Security team confirms that as true by revealing their analysis doc
Avast/AVG ends support for Windows XP and Vista, users on these systems won’t receive newer versions but will get virus definitions.