We’ve recently come across examples of phishing attempts in replies to classified ads on Donedeal.ie. The seller may receive an innocent looking message like “Is the item still for sale?” and if they reply they could receive a generic answer such as this example: Hi mate, I have looked at it a few times now, … More Scammers looking for victims on DoneDeal.ie
ESET NOD32 Antivirus has more “VB100” awards than any other AV product ESET, the leader in proactive protection celebrating 25 years of its technology this year, has achieved yet another milestone with its 75th VB100” award from Virus Bulletin – a renowned independent security software testing organization. This makes ESET’s NOD32 Antivirus the recipient of more … More ESET has received its 75th “VB100” award
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The USA federal government took much needed action against sleazy PC tech support scammers and fake AV peddlers. Actions include lawsuits, a judgment of $163 million, and freezing of multiple assets. PC tech support scammers will be familiar to regular readers of this blog because David Harley and others have charted the progress of this … More FTC cracks down on tech support scams and feds nail fake AV perps
If you use an Android phone you may have heard of something called the USSD vulnerability. This allows a nasty piece of malicious software to reset your Android to its factory default settings and permanently delete your data. We will describe the USSD problem in more detail in a moment but first we want to … More Free Android USSD vulnerability protection from ESET now on Google Play
