Remember the Windows XP bug earlier this year that was so dire the US and UK governments warned people to stop using Internet Explorer? That involved a zero-day vulnerability. Exploits that launch malicious code on your computer, known as remote code execution, combined with zero-day flaws have been successful in targeting massive multinational corporations, financial institutions, and critical infrastructure, as well as private individuals.
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If it works as advertised, Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit would be remarkable for preventing zero-day vulnerabilities - previously unknown, unpatched software flaws - from being exploited to steal data or gain control of your computer. "Sometimes it catches the exploit so early we can't show the alert" that it has stopped an attack. It's about the problem," Kleczynski said during an interview at Malwarebyte's office in San Jose, Calif. Malwarebytes CEO and founder Marcin Kleczynski said that businesses will want to invest in Anti-Exploit as an extra layer of protection against the kinds of attack methods central to the major hacks of late.Īnti-Exploit is "not about the product.
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The free version of Anti-Exploit will protect against exploits in browsers, their add-ons, and Java, while the $24.95 premium version will also work in Microsoft Office, PDF readers, media players, and software selected by the owner. The software, which aims to protect users of the world's most popular operating system software, is powered by exploit-blocking technology that Malwarebytes acquired last year when it bought ZeroVulnerabilityLabs.īy Microsoft's tally, 1.3 billion people use some version of Windows every day. That world doesn't exist yet, but it took a giant step closer to reality with Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit, a new security program for Microsoft Windows released Thursday.
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Imagine a world where attackers seeking to gain access to your computer are stopped before they can use your technology against you. Malwarebytes's director of special projects, Pedro Bustamante (left), and CEO Marcin Kleczynski think they've got a way to stop exploits on Windows.