1. Win32/Bundpil Previous Ranking: 2 Percentage Detected: 3.69% Win32/Bundpil.A is a worm that spreads via removable media. The worm contains an URL address, and it tries to download several files from the address. The files are then executed and the HTTP protocol is used. The worm may delete the following folders: *.exe *.vbs *.pif *.cmd … More Monthly Threat Report: September 2013
New research shows a startling decrease of online security practices among Irish computer users, worse results in all categories of a comparative 2011/2013 survey. In 2011 ESET Ireland has commissioned the first survey with Amárach Research, to determine how Irish computer users comply with their Antivirus software’s warnings. The results weren’t optimistic back then, as … More Has Irish online security decreased over the last two years?
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The Top Ten Threats 1. HTML/Iframe Previous Ranking: 5 Percentage Detected: 4.26% Type of infiltration: Virus HTML/Iframe.B is generic detection of malicious IFRAME tags embedded in HTML pages, which redirect the browser to a specific URL location with malicious software. 2. Win32/Bundpil Previous Ranking: 1 Percentage Detected: 3.45% Win32/Bundpil.A is a worm that spreads via … More Monthly Threat Report: August 2013
A new and effective banking trojan has been discovered targeting online banking users in Turkey, the Czech Republic, Portugal and the United Kingdom. It uses very credible-looking phishing-like campaigns, related to trustworthy organizations, to lure victims into running the malware. The Story In the middle of August we discovered a malware-spreading campaign in the Czech … More Hesperbot – A New, Advanced Banking Trojan in the Wild
