Author: ESET Ireland

UK under attack by ‘Royal Mail’ phishing, carrying TorrentLocker

September 5, 2014

Three weeks ago, iSIGHT Partners discovered a new Ransomware encrypting victims’ documents. They dubbed this new threat TorrentLocker. TorrentLocker propagates via spam messages containing a link to a phishing page where the user is asked to download and execute “package tracking information”. In August, only Australians were targeted with fake Australian Post package-tracking page. While … More UK under attack by ‘Royal Mail’ phishing, carrying TorrentLocker

AV-Comparatives Declares: “ESET Cyber Security Pro for Mac Provides Outstanding Protection”

September 4, 2014

ESET Cyber Security Pro achieved excellent results in the latest AV-Comparatives testing of protection for Mac users against Mac-specific and Windows malware. ESET Cyber Security Pro, the Internet security software for Mac, was highlighted as outstanding by AV-Comparatives’ Mac Security Test and Review 2014. Testing by AV-Comparatives was for the detection of cross-platform malware targeting … More AV-Comparatives Declares: “ESET Cyber Security Pro for Mac Provides Outstanding Protection”

The Irish are being emailed a trojan downloader

September 2, 2014

ESET Ireland finds a trojan downloader in disguised as a purchase order email. An email with a malicious attachment has been identified by ESET Ireland. The email pretends to be a “purchase order” confirmation email, but has an archive file attached. The email reads: The receiver of the email is usually alarmed about a “purchase” … More The Irish are being emailed a trojan downloader

Scam alert: Tesco will not pay you €120 for filling out a survey!

August 22, 2014

ESET Ireland warns of a scam abusing Tesco’s name, which promises €120 for filling out a survey, but steals credit card details instead. Irish mailboxes are bombarded by various phishing scams every week. We usually point out the most alluring of them, so that Irish computer users would know how to recognise and avoid them. … More Scam alert: Tesco will not pay you €120 for filling out a survey!