If you have ever found yourself playing one of your favorite video games over a 24-hour period – more or less continuously – chances are you’re an enthusiastic gamer. A very enthusiastic gamer. And you’re not alone. New research from ESET, which polled over 500 gamers, found that 6% of respondents have spent around a full-day … More Security takes a backseat for uninterrupted, video game marathons
How do you navigate through virtual reality? What is the first webpage you open when you are looking for something online? Where do you go to answer a ‘how to’ question most often? For the majority of users, the answer would be Google. It’s been 18 years since Stanford PhD students Larry Page and Sergey Brin … More 18 years of Googling: Malware can still be just one click away
Android/Twitoor is a backdoor capable of downloading other malware onto an infected device. It has been active for around one month. This malicious app can’t be found on any official Android app store – it probably spreads by SMS or via malicious URLs. It impersonates a porn player app or MMS application but without having … More First Twitter-controlled Android botnet discovered
Nemucod, previously one of the worst infecting malware types in Ireland is causing mayhem again. Just last week ESET reported on Nemucod shifting away from ransomware and downloading the ad-clicking malware Kovter instead. Now, it seems that the operators of the notorious downloader went a step further and are serving their victims the whole package … More Nemucod serves nasty package: Combining ransomware and ad-clickers
ESET researchers noticed a huge outbreak of a new Spy.Banker variant, detected as Spy.Banker.ADEA. Nemucod has previously been one of the most detected malwares in Ireland. On the morning of Friday August 12th, at around 12pm CET this new variant was spotted in Brazil. Similar to previous ones used by other banking trojans in South America, … More Nemucod now spreading banking trojans
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