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Are fears of digital device theft justified? Survey says yes

January 17, 2013

Everybody knows that laptop computers, tablets and smartphones get stolen, and everybody reading this probably owns at least one of these digital devices, so should you be concerned about yours being pinched, pilfered, peculated, purloined, or in other words, stolen? Based on the survey that ESET recently conducted in conjunction with Harris, I would say … More Are fears of digital device theft justified? Survey says yes

Java 0-Day Exploit CVE-2013-0422

January 14, 2013

The infamous exploit packs Blackhole and Nuclear Pack now feature a new zero-day Java exploit that exploits the Java vulnerability CVE-2013-0422. The latest version of Java 7 Update 10 is affected. Malware spreading through drive-by-downloads often utilizes exploit packs, which are able to serve malware variants without any user interaction, as opposed to other techniques … More Java 0-Day Exploit CVE-2013-0422

ESET Recognised as a Top Rated Product of 2012 by AV-Comparatives

January 11, 2013

ESET has received “Top Rated Product of 2012” recognition for its flagship solution ESET Smart Security (version 5) by the independent testing authority AV-Comparatives. “In addition to its consistently high performance, we were impressed with the clarity and simplicity of ESET’s user-friendly design,” says Andreas Clementi, Chairman of AV-Comparatives. “Its documentation and online knowledge base … More ESET Recognised as a Top Rated Product of 2012 by AV-Comparatives

Monthly Threat Report: December 2012

January 7, 2013

Top Ten Threats at a Glance (graph) Analysis of ESET Live Grid, a sophisticated malware reporting and tracking system, shows that the highest number of detections this year INF/Autorun, with almost 5.17% of the total, was scored by the INF/Autorun class of threat. The Top Ten Threats of 2012 1. INF/Autorun Percentage Detected: 5.17% This … More Monthly Threat Report: December 2012