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The Webroot blog offers expert insights and analysis into the latest cybersecurity trends. Whether you’re a home or business user, we’re dedicated to giving you the awareness and knowledge needed to stay ahead of today’s cyber threats.

‘Malware-infected hosts as stepping stones’ service offers access to hundreds of compromised U.S based hosts

by Blog Staff | Aug 2, 2013 | Industry Intel, Threat Lab

Reading Time: ~ 3 min.

DIY commercially-available ‘automatic Web site hacking as a service’ spotted in the wild

by Blog Staff | Jul 31, 2013 | Industry Intel, Threat Lab

Reading Time: ~ 2 min.

Custom USB sticks bypassing Windows 7/8’s AutoRun protection measure going mainstream

by Blog Staff | Jul 30, 2013 | Industry Intel, Threat Lab

Reading Time: ~ 2 min.

How much does it cost to buy one thousand Russian/Eastern European based malware-infected hosts?

by Blog Staff | Jul 29, 2013 | Industry Intel, Threat Lab

Reading Time: ~ 2 min.

Rogue ads lead to the ‘Free Player’ Win32/Somoto Potentially Unwanted Application (PUA)

by Blog Staff | Jul 26, 2013 | Industry Intel, Threat Lab

Reading Time: ~ < 1 min.

Fake ‘Copy of Vodafone U.K Contract/Your Monthly Vodafone Bill is Ready/New MMS Received’ themed emails lead to malware

by Blog Staff | Jul 25, 2013 | Industry Intel, Threat Lab

Reading Time: ~ < 1 min.

Newly launched ‘HTTP-based botnet setup as a service’ empowers novice cybercriminals with bulletproof hosting capabilities

by Blog Staff | Jul 24, 2013 | Industry Intel, Threat Lab

Reading Time: ~ 2 min.

Protected: Deceptive ‘Media Player Update’ ads expose users to the rogue ‘Video Downloader/Bundlore’ Potentially Unwanted Application (PUA)

by Blog Staff | Jul 23, 2013 | Industry Intel, Threat Lab

Reading Time: ~ 2 min.

Yet another commercially available stealth Bitcoin/Litecoin mining tool spotted in the wild

by Blog Staff | Jul 22, 2013 | Industry Intel, Threat Lab

Reading Time: ~ 2 min.

Rogue ads targeting German users lead to Win32/InstallBrain PUA (Potentially Unwanted Application)

by Blog Staff | Jul 19, 2013 | Industry Intel, Threat Lab

Reading Time: ~ 2 min.

New Mac Malware Uses Right-to-Left Override To Trick Users

by Blog Staff | Jul 18, 2013 | Industry Intel, Threat Lab

Reading Time: ~ 3 min.

New commercially available Web-based WordPress/Joomla brute-forcing tool spotted in the wild

by Blog Staff | Jul 17, 2013 | Industry Intel, Threat Lab

Reading Time: ~ 3 min.

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