1 Entity MalwareBytes takes fight to drive-by-attackers with Zero Vulnerability Labs acquisition

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Malwarebytes has acquired US firm Zero Vulnerability Labs, adding its flagship ExploitShield browser protection service to its anti-hacker arsenal.

Malwarebytes chief executive officer, Marcin Kleczynski, confirmed the acquisition had finalised, promising the new technology will help the company offer enterprise customers increased protection against browser based attacks, like drive-by-downloads.

"I am very pleased to announce the acquisition of Zero Vulnerability Labs and to welcome its employees to the Malwarebytes team," said Kleczynski. "We are always looking to improve upon our existing offerings, and have done so with the addition of Zero Vulnerability Labs' technology. The proactive nature of this technology makes it a great addition and complement to the existing Malwarebytes software suite."

Zero Vulnerability Labs is a security firm that specialises in vulnerability, exploit and security research and development. Its flagship ExploitShield service is available in both corporate and browser editions.

Both editions offer customers protection against basic attacks from exploit kits like Cool and Blackhole. The corporate edition offers firms more robust protection against more sophisticated file format-targeted attacks, media format-targeted attacks and advanced stealth-targeted attacks.

MalwareBytes confirmed said it has already created a new improved version of ExploitShield with new features. The new version has been rebranded as Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit and is available for a limited time through the Zero Vulnerability Labs website.

The financial details of the purchase were not revealed.

Despite the lack of clarity, co-founder and chief of executive officer of Zero Vulnerability Labs Pedro Bustamante welcomed the acquisition, promising the team up will help the two firms offer firms more robust protection from hackers.

"We are excited to be joining the Malwarebytes team and to work to advance the latest anti-exploit R&D efforts, which we started at Zero Vulnerability Labs," he said. "It is a great fit between two companies who are fighting malware in innovative and effective ways in order to protect both users and companies from the most dangerous and complex types of attacks."

The acquisition of Zero Vulnerability Labs comes during a period of expansion for MalwareBytes. Prior to it Kleczynski confirmed to V3 plans to expand into the mobile sector, releasing a new Android protection tool by the end of the year.

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Malwarebytes Completes Acquisition of ZeroVulnerabilityLabs :rolleyes:

Malwarebytes

ZeroVulnerabilityLabs and ExploitShield

are now part of the Malwarebytes

family and will be known as

Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit.

*Please note that this is a beta and may contain bugs.

Press Release Malwarebytes Completes Acquisition of ZeroVulnerabilityLabs

Malwarebytes Acquires Exploit-Focused Software Company, Expands Technology Base in Vulnerability Protection

SAN JOSE, Calif. - June 20th, 2013 – Malwarebytes, a leading provider of anti-malware software, today announced the acquisition of ZeroVulnerabilityLabs, Inc. , a vulnerability, exploit and security research and development firm. ZeroVulnerabilityLabs technology proactively shields software applications from zero-day exploits, malware infections from exploit kits, and other web-based vulnerability exploits.

The acquisition of ZeroVulnerabilityLabs complements and expands Malwarebytes’ industry-leading anti-malware suite, which includes Malwarebytes Anti-Malware and Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Pro. Like Malwarebytes, ZeroVulnerabilityLabs has worked tirelessly to develop software that fights and protects users against malicious attacks.

“I am very pleased to announce the acquisition of ZeroVulnerabilityLabs and to welcome its employees to the Malwarebytes team,” said Malwarebytes CEO, Marcin Kleczynski. “We are always looking to improve upon our existing offerings, and have done so with the addition of ZeroVulnerabilityLabs’ technology. The proactive nature of this technology makes it a great addition and compliment to the existing Malwarebytes software suite.”

ZeroVulnerabilityLabs has developed multiple products, including a browser and corporate edition of its flagship product, ExploitShield. Both the corporate and browser editions include all the protections needed to prevent drive-by download attacks originating from commercial exploit kits. The corporate edition adds additional protection against file format-targeted attacks, media format-targeted attacks and advanced stealth-targeted attacks.

“We are excited to be joining the Malwarebytes team and to work to advance the latest anti-exploit R & D efforts, which we started at ZeroVulnerabilityLabs,” said Pedro Bustamante, Co-Founder and CEO of ZeroVulnerabilityLabs. “It is a great fit between two companies who are fighting malware in innovative and effective ways in order to protect both users and companies from the most dangerous and complex types of attacks.” A new and improved version of ExploitShield with new features and rebranded as Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit is available for a limited time through the ZeroVulnerabilityLabs website.

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About Malwarebytes

Malwarebytes provides software designed to protect consumers and businesses against malicious threats that consistently escape detection by other antivirus solutions. Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Pro, the company’s flagship product, employs a highly advanced behavior-based detection engine that has removed more than 5 billion malicious threats from computers worldwide. Founded in 2008, the self-funded company is headquartered in California, operates offices in Europe, and employs a global team of researchers and experts. For more information, please visit us at www.malwarebytes.org. To get the latest updates on malware threats and prevention, visit the Malwarebytes Unpacked blog, where you can also subscribe to the feed.

About ZeroVulnerabilityLabs

ZeroVulnerabilityLabs, Inc. builds software engineered to protect Internet users against exploit-based malware threats. Its patent-pending technology blocks file format-targeted, media format-targeted and advanced stealth-targeted attacks, including those that are increasingly used by advance persistent threats (APTs) to compromise corporate users. Founded in 2011 by Internet security industry veterans, ZeroVulnerabilityLabs, Inc. is based in San Jose, California.

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[STEEL]

:oops: I double posted :sorry:

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http://www.nsaneforums.com/topic/174801-malwarebytes-takes-fight-to-drive-by-attackers-with-zero-vulnerability-labs-acquisition/

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A new and improved version of ExploitShield with new features and rebranded as Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit is available for a limited time through the ZeroVulnerabilityLabs website.

Grab it while you can from http://www.zerovulnerabilitylabs.com/

[STEEL]

Yep double posted!!!

:oops: :rolleyes: :sorry:

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A new and improved version of ExploitShield with new features and rebranded as Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit is available for a limited time through the ZeroVulnerabilityLabs website.

Grab it while you can from http://www.zerovulnerabilitylabs.com/

Direct Download Link:

http://data-cdn.mbamupdates.com/v1/mbae/beta/data/mbae-setup-0.9.2.1200.exe

EDIT: link updated.

[Reefa]

thx a lot tezza :) its realy light

[clubhouse]

This is the full version and not the limited free version! :)