Malwarebytes blog

As many may know, the researchers on the Malwarebytes team are competitive amongst each other. Most of our researchers like to use their own custom built systems for malware hunting. Therefore, one aspect of competition is who has the fastest system. Bruce Harrison, our lead researcher recently revealed his Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware quick scan time — 16 seconds. That is a new record, or at least the quickest scan time we have seen. Bruce’s system specifications are as follows:

ASUS P5E3 PREMIUM/WIFI-AP @n LGA 775 Intel X48 ATX Intel Motherboard
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz overclocked to 4.6GHz
Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR3 (PC3 16000)
Western Digital VelociRaptor WD3000HLFS 300GB 10000 RPM (x4)

So if you’d like a 16 second Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware quick scan, it’s time to invest into a high caliber system such as this. His full scan takes a little over two minutes, which is the average quick scan time for most of our users.

Marcin Kleczynski

A new rogue application by the name of WinBlueSoft has been discovered.

If you have seen any of the windows above on your computer, it is recommended that you follow these instructions. We have provided removal instructions for anybody unfortunate to have downloaded these applications.

Removal instructions for WinBlueSoft

Main infector: C:\Windows\System32\blocker.dll
Main folder: C:\Program Files\WinBlueSoft Software\WinBlueSoft
Main executable: C:\Program Files\WinBlueSoft Software\WinBlueSoft\WinBlueSoft.exe

The blocker.dll library uses advanced techniques to prevent multiple applications from starting. It also changes your desktop background to display a message such as “Every site you or somebody or even something, like spyware, opened in the browsers, with all the images, and all the downloaded and maybe later removed movies or mp3 songs – ARE STILL THERE and could break your life!”

Marcin Kleczynski

A new rogue application by the name of Unvirex has been discovered.

If you have seen any of the windows above on your computer, it is recommended that you follow these instructions. We have provided removal instructions for anybody unfortunate to have downloaded these applications.

Removal instructions for Unvirex

Marcin Kleczynski