ESET Releases Next Generation Products for Mac: New Line ESET Cyber Security Pro with Personal Firewall and Parental Control, and Enhanced ESET Cyber Security

January 31, 2013

ESET announced today the launch of the next generation of ESET products for the increasingly popular Mac OS X platform: ESET Cyber Security Pro® and ESET Cyber Security®. With both products users can maximize their security while still enjoying the full power of their Macs and easily find the solution of possible security risks only … More ESET Releases Next Generation Products for Mac: New Line ESET Cyber Security Pro with Personal Firewall and Parental Control, and Enhanced ESET Cyber Security

ESET Earns VBSpam+ Award and ICSA Labs Certification

January 31, 2013

ESET has received a string of accolades and impressive test results. These include certification for ESET Endpoint Security for Microsoft® Windows 7 and Windows 8 (ICSA Labs) and a spam catch rate of 99.83 for ESET Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange Server— earning it the “VBSpam+” award as one of the best products in the … More ESET Earns VBSpam+ Award and ICSA Labs Certification

PPI Scams in the UK and Ireland

January 30, 2013

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

Trojan Stole Login Credentials of Over 16,000 Facebook Users

January 29, 2013

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

Recycled old scams baiting Irish companies

January 22, 2013

At Reflex – ESET Ireland we received quite a few relatively official-looking scam emails recently referring to “domain registration”.  Here’s a typical one: All Irish companies receiving such mail should know this is a scam. The idea is to get you to register the name that the ‘other company wants to register’, obviously at a … More Recycled old scams baiting Irish companies