Merijn Bellekom joins Malwarebytes team

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  1. LoneWolf

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    LoneWolf, Jan 18, 2010
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  2. jmonge

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    who is Merijn!!! ?
     
    jmonge, Jan 18, 2010
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    He created Hijackthis and then sold it to Trend Micro
     
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    cool:thumb: so my dream came true he will be the one to built the bahabiour blocker withing mbam:) let's see what happen:D
     
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    He is a legend, an anti-spyware specialist who was behind HiJackThis. He also wrote CWShredder.

    I am an avid user of MAM, and this is wonderful news. (If it's true)
     
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  6. jmonge

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    it should be in the news paper:D
     
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    I agree. Excellent news! :)
     
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    Maybe, but I sincerely doubt that that's what they hired him for. "HijackThis" isn't a behavior blocker program. AFAIK, Merjin is not an expert in developing behavior blockers.
     
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    i know but i ask ruberducky and he told to stay tune when i ask if they can add a hips/behabiour blocker

    i hope the do built a from scratch behabiour blocker cause it is only mamutu and thretfire,we need some thing new:)
     
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    The Malwarebytes team gets even better:cool:
     
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    That's a great addition to any team! :thumb:
     
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    its looking good, it wuld be fantastic if a hijack this like ability was built right into Mbam. :thumb:
     
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    Yeah If MBAM adds a behavior blocker then i would have to finally buy it I believe.

    Great news indeed!
     
    dcrowe0050, Jan 19, 2010
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    I read this news a few days ago . This is excellent! Congratulations!

    And note he is only 29 years old and has help the Anti-Malware community so much with his tools and knowledge!
     
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    Gr8 News:D
    MBAM:thumb:
     
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  16. Longboard

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    Wow
    That is interesting news.
    Nice catch for the rubber duck and team.
    Merijn was/is a legendary figure.
    Home: http://www.merijn.nu/
    Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merijn_Bellekom
    Google: http://www.google.com/search?&q=Merijn Bellekom

    I always wondered what had become of him.
    No doubt busy some where.
    HJT -still- one of the bulwarks for malware detection, obviously some ;eh; "development" of malware since HJT sold to Trend, ( and dev seemed to have ceased :cautious: ) , realistically maybe some better tools now, but I don't doubt that MB is still interested and will be a very effective addition to MBAM.
    The news of MB joining MBAM has been reported at almost every 'security' site I can see, and gathered many comments of interest and support.

    Now if he could just fix MS's holes :blink:
     
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