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Webroot at RSA 2018!
It has taken many months of preparation to get here. Webroot spent this past week setting up for RSA and showing the industry why we're #1 in threat intelligence. See here for a sample of what it's like to be on the show floor! You'll also hear from a few of our experts on what they are looking forward to at this year's event, as well as what RSAC attendees should expect from Webroot.
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At least 20 Million Chrome users have installed malicious Ad Blockers from Chrome store
A security researcher has discovered five malicious Ad Blockers extensions in the Google Chrome Store that had been installed by at least by 20 million users.
The security researcher Andrey Meshkov, co-founder of Adguard, has discovered five malicious Ad Blockers extensions in the Google Chrome Store that had been installed by at least by 20 million users.
The fake Ad blockers are
- AdRemover for Google Chrome
(10 million+ users)
- uBlock Plus (8 million+ users)
- iFake] Adblock Pro (2 million+ users)
- HD for YouTube (400,000+ users)
- Webutation (30,000+ users)
Google Prompt Arrives in Gmail for iOS
Google this week announced that iOS users can now receive Google prompts via their Gmail application.
First released in June 2016 as a new 2-Step Verification (2SV) functionality, Google prompt allows users to confirm an attempt to log into their accounts with a single tap on their mobile devices.
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Product Update: Android version 5.0.1.14849
The latest build for Webroot SecureAnywhere Business Mobile Protection has been push out, see here for more details.
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9.0.20.24 BETA is available for testing
The next release of WSA is ready for initial beta testing and, if you are interested, please request access to the WSA Release Candidate Group by clicking on the link. Once approved, instructions are posted there.
Like the majority of betas, this is not intended for wide deployment on production devices. You will need to remove it and install the final WSA release once that becomes available.
What's in the beta is posted below to help you in making a decision to take part or not . If you do, then I appreciate your time in helping us to make WSA a better product.