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Are you being prompted to download a JS (javascript) from areyouahuman.com?

April 23rd 2016

Apparently an areyouadownload.com partner incorrectly implemented a tag, causing the download prompt. Cite: https://twitter.com/areyouahuman/status/723529493202137088 areyouahuman.com is a service that tries to differentiate between bots, and “verified humans” before content, services and ads are presented to a website visitor.

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Urgent call to action: uninstall QuickTime for Windows

April 17th 2016

Cite: http://blog.trendmicro.com/urgent-call-action-uninstall-quicktime-windows-today/  

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Microsoft’s Edge browser to auto pause Flash based advertisements

April 12th 2016

It’s a good step forward in protecting users from malvertizing, but not a panacea. Cite: https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2016/04/07/putting-users-in-control-of-flash/ By the way, have you updated Flash recently on your local computer? Please do so.  You can check the version you have installed here.  

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No more Wepawet or Anubis

April 11th 2016

How unfortunate 🙁

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Warning: malware via Facebook

April 11th 2016

Displayed URL in FB wall posts: IPV6.GOOGLE.COM Displayed picture associated with the URL: the infected victim’s Facebook profile pic Facebook wall post is set to Public. Behavior: The text of the FB wall post is only a lot of friends being tagged.  Sometimes multiple Facebook wall posts appear.  Some people report that clicking on the link on […]

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