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Data Privacy Day 2020

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The Rise and Fall of Cryptocurrency: Mining

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The Rise and Fall of Cryptocurrency: Bitcoin and Monero

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TylerM Sr. Threat Research Analyst

Live Blog: Emotet Botnet

Live Blog: Emotet Botnet

This Live Blog will be updated with new info on the Emotet malware as we see it evolve.   Botnets have continued to dominate the infection attack chain the past few years. No other type of malware was responsible for delivering more malicious payloads like ransomware, credential stealing trojans, an...

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freydrew Community and Advocacy Manager

Data Privacy Day Data Privacy Day 2020

Data Privacy Day 2020

What is Data Privacy Day? Led by the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA), Data Privacy Day began in the United States and Canada in January 2008 as an extension of Data Protection Day in Europe. Observed annually on January 28, Data Protection Day commemorates the January 28, 1981 signing of Con...

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khumphrey Community Specialist

Content Teaser: Phishing!

Hello Webroot Community!    We have some very interesting informational content coming to the forum in the next couple of months and I just wanted to give you a bit of a teaser. The next big “series” of cybersecurity posts we’ll be dropping will be involved with a very relevant topic: PHISHING!   Ph...

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khumphrey Community Specialist

Predictions Webroot Predictions for 2020 and Beyond

Webroot Predictions for 2020 and Beyond

Cybersecurity threats continue to make headlines as attack vectors become more targeted and sophisticated. And 2020 will be no exception. We sat down with Webroot’s threat research team and product experts to learn more about what industry trends they expect to see next year and beyond. Scroll the v...

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TylerM Sr. Threat Research Analyst

Rise and Fall of Crypto The Rise and Fall of Cryptocurrency: Bitcoin and Monero

The Rise and Fall of Cryptocurrency: Bitcoin and Monero

A (Not Really) Brief History of Bitcoin and Monero Note: this is the first installment in a 3-part post. Bitcoin turned 10 years old this year and it’s only getting more and more exposure. Having invented the revolutionary internet technology known as “Blockchain”, Bitcoin has only been gaining hype...

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TylerM Sr. Threat Research Analyst

Rise and Fall of Crypto The Rise and Fall of Cryptocurrency: 2018 Bitcoin Bear Market

The Rise and Fall of Cryptocurrency: 2018 Bitcoin Bear Market

Note: this is the third installment in a 3-part post. If you haven’t already, read part 1 and part 2. 2018 was a brutal year for Bitcoin and subsequently all other altcoins utilizing blockchain technology. The start of 2018 had Bitcoin around $17,000; by the end of 2018 it had dropped to around $3,8...

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TylerM Sr. Threat Research Analyst

Rise and Fall of Crypto The Rise and Fall of Cryptocurrency: Mining

The Rise and Fall of Cryptocurrency: Mining

The Rise of Mining Attacks Note: this is the second installment in a 3-part post. Read part 1 here. Monero—a cryptocurrency like Bitcoin, but without a public ledger—is basically at the center of all of today’s cryptomining threats. In fact it’s been estimated that over 85% of all illicit mining is...

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meditek10 New Voice

How does Firewall blocking work?
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Getting a little paranoid about windows 10 I decided to check out goings using the WR firewall. I set it to ‘warn if any process connects to the internet unless explicitly allowed.’ and  blocked the long list of Active Connections which took a hour I then carried on as normal All browsers worked as...

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waterwolf New Member

Opt Out
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trying to opt out of auto renewal and says I’m not signed up for that even tho Webroot deducted money in November from my Credit card

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ROBERT1725 Community Guide

Webroot refund
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Need to get a refund . Ordered directly from Webroot via Amazon. Whats is the process ? Not happy with Webroot any longer. Way to many issues and problems with 2020 renewal. Past years have been great this time its a no go. Time is of the essence.    

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cpcnw New Voice

Password only lasts one login
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I am in a recurring loop!   I can only log in once!!!   Then I have to go through with ‘I lost my password’ and resetting it.   Soon as I log out - that’s it! I am locked out AGAIN!!!   This is bloody nuts!!!

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TripleHelix Moderator

Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19564

February 12, 2020 10:04 am   By Brandon LeBlanc / Senior Program Manager, Windows Insider Program After installing Build 19564.1000, Windows Insiders will be offered Build 19564.1005 (KB4541091) as a Cumulative Update via Windows Update. This Cumulative Update does not include any new code and is de...

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AhhnoldsChoppa New Member

Automation - What's the deal with Check-In for new agents?
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So I am responsible for deploying Webroot for all of our client machines, and have been using Webroot for a while now; and I noticed that the behaviour of each system that receives the installation package has an inconsistent result.   This happens quite a bit; example: we deploy it to 40 machines,...

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bangle3col New Member

UNKNOWN Execution Need Help?
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has anyone recieved and error for a crashed ‘ddvdatecoller.exe’?  I don’t know what it is!!  Help

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Jasper_The_Rasper Moderator

Mobile World Congress canceled due to coronavirus [Updated]

Decision comes after a number of vendors pull out of world's biggest telecom show.   Samuel Axon - 2/12/2020   [Update 2:32pm ET, February 12. 2020] Mobile World Congress 2020 (MWC) organizer the GSMA has announced that the annual technology event in Barcelona is canceled this year. Part of the GSMA...

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Texas_root New Member

Is HIDS and HIPS still a thing?
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Does the new and increase in machine learning/behavior product models replace HIDS and HIPS?  Havent seen much on this topic and we just passed our HIPAA compliance assessment.  The assessor did bring up HIDS and HIPS for laptops. 

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Zenko56 New Member

Office 365 Not Responding
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Multiple Computers Domain environment all Windows 10 Pro 1909 Office 365 12430.20184 Users report that when changing between Word/Excel /Outlook screens grey out and  displays not responding. A hard reset is required, Windows 7 computers not effected. When Webroot disabled no issues.

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Retire now New Member

No reset password email from WEBROOT

For some reason I can not reset my password using "forgotton password" ... Response is to check email for link but I never recieve an email ...not in my junk or spam folders ... and the e mail address used is active and works.

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TripleHelix Moderator

Question for Webroot Security Experts and Ransomware?

Okay Webroot I want to know how good is WSA against all Ransomware with it’s Monitoring and Rollback feature as it says here: https://www.webroot.com/us/en/home/products/compare There’s not much info I can find anywhere or even on the Webroot YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/WebrootSoft...

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MrCleanBeans61 New Member

updates
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How do I know if Webroot automatically updates software?

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Jasper_The_Rasper Moderator

Cyborgs, Trolls and Bots: A Guide to Online Misinformation

By Associated Press on February 08, 2020     Cyborgs, trolls and bots can fill the internet with lies and half-truths. Understanding them is key to learning how misinformation spreads online.   As the 2016 election showed, social media is increasingly used to amplify false claims and divide American...

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edmo1010

phone number on bottom of screen

I have a number (866-324-8966).  I believe it was put there when I first bought webroot a couple months ago?  Did a scammer put it there and how do I get it off?  Or Is it nothing to worry about and helpful for me?

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Jasper_The_Rasper Moderator

Windows 7 bug prevents users from shutting down or rebooting computers

Another major bug hits Windows 7 after the January 14 end-of-life (EOL) deadline.       February 8, 2020 By Catalin Cimpanu   A weird bug of unknown origins has been hitting Windows 7 computers this week, according to multiple reports online. Windows 7 users have been reporting that they are recei...

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ProTruckDriver Moderator

Beta 1 of iOS 13.4, iPadOS 13.4, macOS 10.15.4 Released for Testing

Beta 1 of iOS 13.4, iPadOS 13.4, macOS 10.15.4 Released for Testing Feb 5, 2020   Apple has released a slew of new system software beta versions for users enrolled in the beta testing programs, including iOS 13.4 beta 1, iPadOS 13.4 beta 1, macOS 10.15.4 Catalina beta 1, watchOS 6.2 beta 1, and tvOS...

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khumphrey Community Specialist

Malware Horror Stories

Hey there Webrooters,  Wherever you are in the world, I hope you’re doing well this week!     Who here has had a bad experience with malware? Password stolen? Online gaming account hacked? Experienced identity theft as a result of personal info being stolen? Had money drained from a bank account due...

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