It’s not only the malware ESET calls Win32/Flamer.A which is complex (and certainly dauntingly large). It’s understandable that what appears to be a sophisticated threat found in in several regions, some of them particularly politically sensitive, has excited so much interest. However, conflicting conjecture and confusion over the ‘ownership’ of the detection is muddying the … More Win32/Flamer: the 21st Century Whale
In 2011 we made available a presentation from the 2011 CARO workshop in Prague about the first phases of our investigation into the Win32/Carberp cybercrime group (Cybercrime in Russia: Trends and issues). CARO Workshops are unusual in that they do not permit media to join and because they follow a strict no recording policy during … More Carberp Gang Evolution
How serious can a malicious software infection be these days? Short answer = Very. The video below is a 16 minute answer to that question using pictures of what a malware infection looks like to the bad guy who manages to get a RAT installed on a victim machine. That’s R.A.T. for Remote Access Tool … More Malware RATs can steal your data and your money, your privacy too
ESET announced the start of public Beta testing of its flagship products − ESET Smart Security 6 Beta and ESET NOD32 Antivirus 6 Beta. The Anti-Theft feature that helps locate missing laptops and monitors activity on stolen devices will be available in both products during the Beta stage to reach as many testers as possible. … More ESET Releases BETA Versions of ESET NOD32 Antivirus 6 and ESET Smart Security 6 with Anti-Theft
Like Facebook, Twitter wants to know which websites you visit and so it has a system for tracking you as you click from site to site, a fact that leads to a pair of interesting questions: “Did you know that?” and “Are you okay with that?” As we will see in a moment, this system … More How to stop Twitter tracking you and keep private the websites you visit
