ESET Earns VBSpam+ Award and ICSA Labs Certification

ESET has received a string of accolades and impressive test results. These include certification for ESET Endpoint Security for Microsoft® Windows 7 and Windows 8 (ICSA Labs) and a spam catch rate of 99.83 for ESET Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange Server— earning it the “VBSpam+” award as one of the best products in the … More ESET Earns VBSpam+ Award and ICSA Labs Certification

PPI Scams in the UK and Ireland

PPI (Payment Protection Insurance) has been a hot potato in the UK for some years. There has long been widespread concern that the insurance, frequently added on to loans, mortgages and overdrafts, was frequently sold in circumstances inappropriate to the needs of the customer, while offering disproportionately large benefits to the lender/insurance provider (especially banks). … More PPI Scams in the UK and Ireland

Trojan Stole Login Credentials of Over 16,000 Facebook Users

The ‘PokerAgent’ botnet, which we have tracked in 2012, was designed to harvest Facebook log-on credentials, also collecting information on credit card details linked to the Facebook account and Zynga Poker player stats, presumably with the intention to mug the victims. The threat was mostly active in Israel. 800 computers were infected, over 16194 Facebook … More Trojan Stole Login Credentials of Over 16,000 Facebook Users

Recycled old scams baiting Irish companies

At Reflex – ESET Ireland we received quite a few relatively official-looking scam emails recently referring to “domain registration”.  Here’s a typical one: All Irish companies receiving such mail should know this is a scam. The idea is to get you to register the name that the ‘other company wants to register’, obviously at a … More Recycled old scams baiting Irish companies

ESET releases Version 6 of its home edition products

As you can expect every year, ESET again released the latest version of its software. ESET Smart Security 6 and ESET NOD32 Antivirus 6 for home users are here, packed with new features and even better antimalware functionality. The new generation provides even greater detection of infiltrations, improved cleaning and faster scanning due to the … More ESET releases Version 6 of its home edition products