Scammers love to bank on the good name of legitimate companies to gain the trust of their intended targets.
Recently, it came to our attention that a cybercriminal is using fake websites for security products to spread malware.
One of those websites was impersonating the Malwarebytes brand.
The download from the fake website was an information stealer with a filename that resembled that of the actual Malwarebytes installer.
This is just one scam, but there are always others using our name to target people.
We regularly see tech support scammers pretending to be Malwarebytes to defraud their victims.
Some scammers sell-sometimes illegal-copies of Malwarebytes for prices that are boldly exaggerated.
Others will try and phish you by sending you a confirmation mail of your subscription to Malwarebytes.
Sometimes when you search for Malwarebytes you will find imposters in between legitimate re-sellers.
In this case, Google warned us that there was danger up ahead. The site itself was not as convincing as the advert, and some poking around in the source code told us the website was likely built by a Russian speaking individual.
It's easy to see how people can fall for fake brand notices.
We don't just report on threats-we remove them.
Cybersecurity risks should never spread beyond a headline.
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This Cyber News was published on www.malwarebytes.com. Publication date: Thu, 30 May 2024 17:13:08 +0000