ThreatVlog Episode 13: Unwanted Applications, Audio Ads, and Microsoft

In the first ThreatVlog of 2014, Marcus Moreno discusses the increase in Potentially Unwanted Applications/Programs and their impact on machines, productivity, and the user experience. Also in the video is a talk on the wonderful audio ads that have been infecting machines and annoying computer users, discussing how they get into the machine and where to find them. Finally, he talks about Microsoft’s call for all security companies to come together to help end malicious malware families.

http://youtu.be/LzaC-XIKaCA

About the Author

Marcus Moreno

Supervisor, Threat Research

Marcus is Supervisor of Webroot’s Threat Research team in Broomfield, Colorado. Marcus worked for IBM, and later at Northrop Grumman as a network administrator before joining Webroot.