In a world where nothing seems to be constant but change, it’s good to know that there are, in fact, some things that change fairly slowly. Unfortunately, readiness to believe and spread hoaxes is one of them. Even worse, they’re often the same hoaxes that were being spread years and even decades ago. Here’s a … More It’s a Wonderful Hoax
A recent poll commissioned by ESET Ireland shows 45% of Irish computer users use free antivirus on at least one of their computers, 36% use licensed software, while the rest use a combination of products, pirated software, none at all or don’t know. A multiple answer poll conducted among 1000 Irish adults in January has … More Research reveals nearly half of all Irish computers depend on free antivirus for protection
The release of ESET NOD32® Antivirus and ESET Smart Security® version 6 also saw the birth of ESET’s Social Media Scanner, a free Facebook Application that protects your profile from malicious content by making sure that the content of your wall, newsfeed and private messages are checked for threats even when you are not logged … More Scandal Video of Justin Bieber: Just Don’t Click Here!!!
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
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
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