Category: Security News

AV-Comparatives: ESET Smart Security has Best Web Filtering to Protect Children

October 20, 2014

ESET has achieved the highest score in the latest Parental Control test by AV-Comparatives, an independent testing authority. ESET flagship product ESET Smart Security which is currently being launched already in its eight generation – has been rated as best for web filtering among the 12 tested Windows Internet security suites with parental control. With … More AV-Comparatives: ESET Smart Security has Best Web Filtering to Protect Children

Operation Windigo: “Good job, ESET!” says malware author

October 16, 2014

Following the recognition at Virus Bulletin 2014 of ESET’s research on Operation Windigo, I took the opportunity to ask Marc-Etienne Léveillé – who worked directly on the Operation Windigo report a few questions. Marc-Etienne is a malware researcher at ESET. He is interested in reverse engineering Linux and OS X malware. He is passionate about … More Operation Windigo: “Good job, ESET!” says malware author

October is the Cyber Security Month: stats, events and advice

October 16, 2014

Since October 2012, the European Cyber Security Month is going live as a pilot plan across Europe. Inspired by the concept of other similar projects that were successfully implemented around the globe. One of them is the Stop. Thinking. Connect campaign supported by the National Cyber Security Awareness Month in the United States. The good … More October is the Cyber Security Month: stats, events and advice

With Irish tax return deadline advertised, scammers are stepping up their efforts

October 13, 2014

ESET Ireland finds more elaborate Irish Tax and Customs faked emails targeting Irish mailboxes with “tax refund” phishing. ESET Ireland has seen a steady increase of Revenue-related phishing scams in Irish mailboxes over time. The latest one has been around since last weekend and is cleverly constructed. It appears to come from an email address … More With Irish tax return deadline advertised, scammers are stepping up their efforts

Sednit espionage group now using custom exploit kit

October 8, 2014

For at least five years the Sednit group has been relentlessly attacking various institutions, most notably in Eastern Europe. The group used several advanced pieces of malware for these targeted attacks, in particular the one we named Win32/Sednit, also known as Sofacy. We recently came across cases of legitimate financial websites being redirected to a … More Sednit espionage group now using custom exploit kit