2017 • Page 40 of 46 • PC Matic Blog

Malwarebytes Misclassification of PC Matic Resolved

Kayla Elliott / February 3, 2017

Malwarebytes began detecting PC Matic as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) / Potentially Unwanted Application (PUA) on December 5th. We immediately initiated efforts to resolve the issue. On December 23rd, we made contact with the proper people at Malwarebytes. After that point, the Malwarebytes personnel were responsive and professional, including working through the holiday weekend […]

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PC Pitstop – Perfect Score in AV Comparatives Detection Test

Kayla Elliott / February 3, 2017

4000 VIRUSES, 1000 RANSOMWARE SAMPLES, 100% DETECTION As you may recall from the Q3 2016 PC Pitstop Newsletter our CEO, Rob Cheng, mentioned the need for consumers and IT Pros alike to focus on detection rates when choosing their anti-virus solution. Therefore, PC Pitstop partnered with AV Comparatives to create a comprehensive and superior detection

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PC Matic Expands to Android Protection – Available Now on Google Play

Kayla Elliott / February 3, 2017

With malware threats on mobile devices increasing at exponential rates, we determined it is time to expand our award-winning protection, PC Matic, to Android devices. This mobile security solution provides our real-time protection as well as on-demand scanning. This security solution allows for peace of mind when installing apps. PC Matic for Android devices scans

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PC Matic Pro Increases Exposure – Attending and Presenting at Multiple Events

Kayla Elliott / February 3, 2017

Throughout the fourth quarter of 2016, the PC Matic Pro team continued to travel to various trade shows and conferences to maintain exposure of our product. These events included the Virus Bulletin Conference, IT Nation, MSP World Fall Conference, AMTSO Conference, Varnex Fall Conference, SpiceWorld and several Secret Sauce events. Hope Gauthier, Channel Sales Manager

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PC Matic Takes Bronze in SMB’s Best in Biz Awards

Kayla Elliott / February 3, 2017

Bronze Winner – Best in Biz Awards PC Matic has been named a bronze winner in Best New Product of the Year – SMB in Best in Biz Awards, the only independent business awards program judged by members of the press and industry analysts. The sixth annual program in North America garnered more than 600

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Views From The Top – Letter From PC Pitstop CEO

chengrob / February 3, 2017

The last three months have been powerful and eventful. Since the last newsletter, we made public the results of a ground breaking security test in cooperation with AV Comparatives. Many security products avoid public testing, and this test was the first to include all security products in one comprehensive test. The test broke out ransomware

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Ohio Government Completely Paralyzed After Ransomware Attack

Kayla Elliott / February 2, 2017

Ransomware Hit County Government Hard… After a vicious ransomware attack, the Licking County websites, phones, computers and county’s network have been taken offline. The systems are projected to remain offline until the end of this week. The problem was discovered Tuesday evening, and critical systems were immediately taken offline. The specific ransomware variant is not being disclosed,

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Back Ups Aren’t Enough and Here’s Why

Kayla Elliott / February 1, 2017

Back Ups – The Reactive Approach Ransomware strikes and your files are locked, and will remain locked unless you pay the ransom demand. What if you don’t want to pay? Back ups can be an effective way to replace the encrypted files, thus avoiding having to pay the hacker’s ransom demand. However, this is only

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PC Pitstop’s First Retiree

Kayla Elliott / February 1, 2017

As of January 31, 2017 Doug Bender, a dedicated PC Pitstop employee, will be entering retirement. He is PC Pitstop’s first retiree. To say he is a valued employee is an understatement. Doug has worked for PC Pitstop since 2005. Throughout the 12 years of his employment he has worn several hats. Doug worked diligently

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What to Expect With the Growing Internet of Things (IoT)

Kayla Elliott / February 1, 2017

Technology continues to advance, as quickly as on a daily basis. It can be hard to keep up with all of Internet of Things (IoT) devices, including televisions, appliances, watches, phones, tablets, automobiles, and everything in between. IoT Devices Lack Security One of the biggest concerns as technology continues to advance, is the lack of security for

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