Fighting Malware and Phishing Scams with Malwarebytes.org

  • S06E06
  • October 30, 2012

Spiderman, Spidergirl and Anti-Malware Man talk about recognizing phishing scams and how to protect ourselves in this frightening connected world.

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  • Robbie Ferguson and Sasha Dirmeitis present from the Category5 studios in Barrie, Ontario. Adam Kujawa from Malwarebytes joins via Skype Video.
  • {play 4:45}Feature: Anti-Malware Man (Adam Kujawa) joins us from Malwarebytes to talk about Phishing scams, malware and other threats that cyber-criminals use to obtain your information.
    • Why cyber-criminals create fake versions of popular web sites such as Paypal.
    • The best protection from Phishing Scams: education and knowledge.
    • How to test if a link in an email is actually going to lead you to the site you're expecting, or if it is re-routing to something else.
    • Malwarebytes' professional software will proactively protect Windows users from Malware and Phishing Scams.
    • Excellent resources about Phishing from Anti-Malware Man himself: Phishing 101 - Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
    • How realistic Phishing web sites are these days: almost indistinguishable from the real thing.
    • The difference between "malware" and "phishing".
    • Malwarebytes Unpacked Blog: blog.malwarebytes.org
    • Prize Giveaway: Malwarebytes Professional Lifetime Licenses
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  • {play 62:27}Behind the Scenes: How Sasha and Robbie made it look like Spiderman was hanging upside down in the studio.

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