AST July 2018 Magazine AST July 2018 Magazine Issue 24 | Page 56

The security program
July 2018 also
Edition
made innovative alter-
ations to its adblocking
structure to block the in-
finite alerts hackers use to
create technical support
scams.
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(During the Wannacry ransomware scare, which infected approximately 250,000
computers across the globe, none of our customers were infected.)
These scams are not viruses,
but instead pop-up alerts
claiming the user needs to
call a third-party for assis-
tance to “fix” their computer.
These claims are false, and
merely a way to steal the users hard-
earned money.
Since then, PC Matic has been
protecting millions of PC users,
keeping the American people safe
PC Matic Adblocker
and their data secure, all while
using an American-made product.
In 2015, PC Matic expanded its protec-
tion to businesses, government agen-
cies, educational institutions, and non-
profit organizations.
In 2017, PC Matic understood the need
to advance its security solution to in-
clude not only a default-deny approach,
but also fileless malware detection.
No other anti-malware program in the
world offers this protection technology.
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