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5 Years Later and 5 Billion Malware Threats Removed: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Celebrates Its Fifth Anniversary

San Jose, CA (PRWEB) January 21, 2013

Seven years ago, Marcin Kleczynski discovered a stubborn piece of malware on his home computer. It appeared he was just to be another data point in the estimated 40% of U.S. households who have been affected by a computer virus. Ah, not quite.

None of the major antiviruses could touch the malware, a member of the virulent species of malicious software called “ransomware.” Not Symantec, not McAfee. “I was stumped—and I worked as a computer technician at the time, so I knew what I was doing,” Kleczynski said. “It took me three days of consulting with security experts on a message board before I could remove it.”

Inspired by the experience, the following year Kleczynski built an anti-malware program from scratch in his college dorm room to accomplish what his antivirus could not. It became Malwarebytes Anti-Malware, one of the most popular anti-malware tools on CNET. Originally popularized by word of mouth among computer technicians, it has been downloaded more than 200 million times worldwide since its official launch on January 21, 2008.

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware intercepts and eliminates malware the major antiviruses miss. It employs a unique blend of heuristic and behavioral scanning technologies to defeat viruses, worms, Trojans, rootkits, rogues, ransomware, and other malware. Malwarebytes Anti-Malware leads an emerging category of Internet security tools designed to run alongside and complement antivirus software.

“Traditional antivirus does a good job with the known threats but typically isn’t as effective against the growing threat of new and emerging malware,” said Kleczynski, now CEO of Malwarebytes. “That’s where we come in.”

“With our unique blend of protection and detection technologies and agility as an organization, we adapt to new threats faster than traditional antivirus.”

To commemorate the fifth anniversary of the first public release of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware, Malwarebytes is making a substantial monetary donation to the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). The EFF is an international non-profit digital rights group devoted to preserving online privacy and related issues.

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 over five 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 http://www.malwarebytes.org.

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The MedZilla.com Employment Report for April, 2012 — Unemployment Hits Lowest Rate in Three Years

Seattle, WA (PRWEB) April 12, 2012

March announced a new milestone in the economic recovery that the report of the situation in the country has announced that the unemployment rate was a further three years low of 8.2%. (Bls.gov, 06/04/12) Yet many do not know how to see the latest figures from the Ministry of Labour. Early forecasts had estimated a greater immersion in unemployment. But these expectations were realistic or merely setting the nation up for disappointment? What was once a plummeting unemployment has stabilized; and the economy has been able to add well over half a million new jobs in just the last three months. (Nytimes.com, 06/04/12) While some saw it as just a slight click down last month, watching the fall of unemployment rates below the levels before the recession is a show Welcome to jobseekers nofollow across the country.


Earlier this month the First Lady Michelle Obama made a major announcement that addresses the concerns of more than returning veterans are coming home to an already over stressed job pool despite their obvious qualifications nofollow potential employers. There is little doubt that veterans returning officers and their spouses have valuable skills and placement. However, they are facing major difficulties when applying for civilian positions that may require long-term commitments while one or more family members are still serving in the army, or in the case of chronic disability. However, companies in the country are addressing this issue by committing to employment opportunities that will meet the veterans and their spouses needs specifically in the coming years. According to the announcement of this new effort will offer positions that are nearby near military housing facilities, including access to jobs at home as well.


These employment opportunities and their sponsoring companies will be incorporated into the Military Spouse Employment Partnership (MSEP). Launched last summer by Dr. Jill Biden, over a hundred civilian companies have joined the Ministry of Defence team focused on its commitment to finding new ways to help military spouses to overcome their obstacles unique to find a job.


companies health care such as TriWest Healthcare Alliance is committed to hire at least 10,000 veterans and military spouses by 2014 Quality Contact Solutions is women owned company with its roots in the medical field. They are committed to creating a hundred and fifty in the house (B2B) business-to-business marketing and communications for military spouses over the next two years in the areas of health as well as for jobs telecommunications.


John Burkhardt, Managing Director of MedZilla.com had this to say: “It’s nice to see the medical community to help place them in positions of these veterans when they return from abroad. The health care industry is once place where the jobs are there, so there are many great opportunities for everyone. It is important to see these companies get up and take a leadership role. “


According to statistics collected by BLS SkillPROOF, internet use business intelligence solutions, working online has increased as well in the last three months. According to President and CEO Henning Seip, “The increases suggest a robust growth in demand for online work ahead.” ( http://community.ere.net , 4/3/12) The medical industry was taking notice and making its presence known online. Large healthcare companies took advantage of social media and use them to reach consumers and job seekers alike.


Recently pharmaceutical giant Bayer Corp. was found to join the ranks of Pinterest, showing that even the health industry made attempts to appeal to the generation of social media. The area of ​​the company has four billboards that have information on the scope of the company as well as areas of potential interest to consumers such as innovations and sustainability. It is also a forum available for consumers to discuss areas of interest such as stem cells. ( http://storify.com 06/04/12)

“[social media] has really become a legitimate way to connect with not only your consumer base, but with other companies today. You must know what you are doing and do it well. It is a right and a wrong way ;. and slowly but surely companies are beginning to understand that just as you would not go to an interview or a meeting of shareholders by surprise, social media is the label, “says Del Johnston, director of customer relations at MedZilla. . com “They understood that the next generation of shareholders are there watching and checking their business from online even before they set up a meeting online presence matters now .. networking issues Qu ‘ Is it used to be “just for kids” is now used to connect large businesses with their target audiences :. their customers “

According to the Bureau of Labor Statics industry health care has always been a total of five jobs in the first three months of 2012, exceeding the growth of employment in most of last year, according to experts in the medical field. (Nursing.advanceweb.com, 02/04/12) According to Forbes, the two industries that show the most interesting signs of growth are health care and information technology; and the number of jobs posted at the end of 2011 increased by over 117%. Health job ads in the second half of 2011 continued to pace out the first half enormously depending on their numbers. The first three job titles were medical assistants, pharmacy technicians and nurses. Forbes experts agree that social networking is the new favorite place to search for jobs in the digital environment of today. (Forbes.com, 05/04/12)

Rhonda M. Zaleski, MS, RN, CHPN, who is the director of the company nursing, responsible for recruitment and planning the workforce for the University of Pennsylvania Health System said: “The market for nurses BSNs and those who defend their education are strong. In fact, nursing stations account for almost 50 percent of all open positions at Penn Nursing. experienced nurses who return to school, embracing technology and research interest in nursing leadership in both [areas] clinical and administrative have great potential for advancement. “


About MedZilla.com:

Founded in mid-1994, MedZilla is the original and the main web site to serve career and hiring needs for professionals and employers in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medicine, science and health. The database contains about employment MedZilla 7500 open positions. The database currently contains over CV 295000 CV old 26500 at least three months. These resources have been characterized as the largest database, the most comprehensive of its kind on the web in the industries served.


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PQ Media: After 3 Years of Slowing Growth, DOOH Media Pacing Up 11% in 2014, Driven by Strong Ad Spend on World Cup, Olympics, Health & Transit Nets, Aussie Digital Surge

STAMFORD, CT (PRWEB) August 04, 2014

Defying economic and political headwinds worldwide, digital out-of-home (DOOH) media operators ground out a 9.3% revenue gain to $ 8.86 billion in 2013, a solid increase tempered by it being the third straight year of slower growth, according to PQ Media’s annual performance benchmark released today. Key first-half indicators point to DOOH growth accelerating to 11.3% in 2014, boosted by a dynamic combination of the global economy gaining momentum, two sporting mega-events, and increased healthcare, political and transit ad spend, says the new Global Digital Out-of-Home Media Forecast 2014-18.

Influential developed and emerging markets stuttered in 2013, due to myriad challenges posed by debt issues, asset bubbles, political tensions and slower economic growth in high-flying markets like China. These issues filtered down to ad-driven media, which also faced tough comparisons with 2012 as a result of the even-year boost from pivotal sporting and political events. Roadside digital billboards and cinema-based video networks – the two largest location categories – were the most affected verticals in 2013.

While global revenue growth decelerated again in 2013, consumer exposure to DOOH increased at the same rate as in 2012, rising 7.2% to an average of 14 minutes per week, estimates PQ Media. Key growth drivers included new deployments and the expansion of existing DOOH media in high-traffic areas of the world’s largest cities. Average consumer exposure is pacing for accelerated 9.5% growth in 2014, driven by higher engagement with newly launched DOOH, particularly during the Winter Olympics in Russia and the World Cup in Brazil.

PQ Media defines DOOH by two major platforms, digital place-based networks (DPN) and digital billboards & signage (DBB); and more than 10 key indoor/outdoor locations, including roadside, cinema, retail, transit, healthcare and entertainment.

DPNs generated 71% of global DOOH revenues in 2013, growing 8.4% to $ 6.26 billion, a slight deceleration from 2012. Slow-moving economies weighed on cinema – the largest DPN vertical – resulting in several Top 15 Global Markets posting revenue declines. Global cinema networks had the worst year in recent memory produced the weakest years on record, although some slack was picked up by US cinema nets, which had their best year since 2010, as well as strong gains by transit and healthcare DPNs.

Although global revenue is on pace for faster growth in 2014, several challenges continue to shadow DPN operators, including issues related to standardized measurement, planning and buying systems, mobile media integration, and operator consolidation and its impact on network scale.

“From the Americas to Asia-Pacific, financial transactions involving DPN operators continued unabated in 2013 and the first half of 2014,” said Patrick Quinn, CEO, PQ Media. “A diverse group of deals were consummated across the vertical spectrum, including cinema, healthcare, corporate and transit networks, reaffirming that consolidation is accelerating and likely to churn for several more years.”

Among the major M&A deals announced in 2013-14 were National CineMedia’s proposed acquisition of Screenvision; Captivate Network’s planned purchase of the Wall Street Journal Office Network; and Cineplex’s acquisition of EK3 Technologies. Notable equity investments included those involving Captivate, GSTV, Mood Media and Eletromidia. And while the enigmatic RMG Networks went public, the esoteric Focus Media went private.

The rapid growth of mobile media has created the proverbial “frenemy” for DPN operators, as it has become imperative to integrate mobile technology into ad campaigns, particularly those aimed at post-Boomer generations. Driving consumer engagement through mobile interactivity will only become more important with each passing year. DPNs are already being squeezed by mobile, with brands increasingly demanding mobile components to their integrated media campaigns.

“To put this juggernaut into perspective, our research indicates that mobile media revenues from the US alone will be larger than the entire global DOOH industry by year-end 2014,” Quinn said, referring to data from PQ Media’s Global Digital Media & Technology Series.

Meanwhile, DBB growth slowed for the second consecutive year in 2013, rising 11.5% to $ 2.6 billion. The sharp deceleration was mainly due to local government rulings that led to digiboards being shuttered in major metros, such as Los Angeles and Moscow. Nevertheless, OOH operators continue to transition static signs to digital for the simple reason that digisigns generate higher revenues and margins.

In addition, digital screens placed in and around transit hubs, sporting venues and busy roadside locations have become must-buys for brands during major sporting events and political campaigns because they reach on-the-go consumers with a combination of dynamic ads and real-time results. For example, the increasing amount of soft money and third-party groups involved in US elections drove double-digit increases in political ad spending on OOH media in 2010 and 2012. DBBs were a key contributor due to their ability to tailor messages and respond to breaking news. PQ Media expects these trends to spur DBB revenue growth of 15.7% this year to $ 3.01 billion.

Asia-Pacific was the largest of the four global regions in 2013, with aggregate revenues of $ 3.83 billion, fueled by surging growth in Australia and a strong rebound in Japan. The US remained the world’s largest DOOH market, with $ 2.37 billion in revenues, followed by China at $ 1.87 billion. The injection of ad spending and new deployments ahead of the World Cup helped Brazil’s DOOH industry grow at the fastest rate, rocketing 41.9%, followed by Australia at 23.6%.

US DOOH media revenues rose at an accelerated 8.7% in 2013, driven by strong growth in healthcare nets, which benefited from new ad dollars related to the Affordable Care Act. DPN revenues increased 9.5%, as the transit and entertainment categories joined healthcare to offset slower growth in retail and cinema. US DBB revenues were up 7.2% in 2013, the lowest growth rate since PQ Media began tracking DOOH.

About the Forecast

The 7th edition Global Digital Out-of-Home Media Forecast 2014-18 is the industry’s annual performance benchmark, delivering actionable intelligence covering operator revenues, consumer exposure, key drivers and growth projections by country, platform and location from 2008-18. This year’s edition features a new user-friendly PowerPoint format, Global DOOH Market Rankings by revenue, exposure and growth, and comparisons to other media. Enhanced value-add Excel Databook amplifies the core report with hundreds of drill-down datasets by country, platform and location. Click through a Forecast link above to download a free Executive Summary and Sample Databook.

About PQ Media

PQ Media is a cutting-edge market research, publishing and advisory firm, delivering actionable strategic intelligence to the world’s leading media, entertainment and technology companies. Our analysts use a proprietary and proven methodology to analyze key performance indicators of hundreds of digital and traditional media sectors, platforms and companies, with a keen focus on helping clients make smarter decisions amid a fast-changing media ecosystem.