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Grandoreiro banking trojan impersonates Spain’s tax agency

Beware the tax bogeyman – there are tax scams aplenty

ESET Research and Josep Albors 21 Aug 2020 - 11:30AM

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Mekotio: These aren’t the security updates you’re looking for…

Another in our occasional series demystifying Latin American banking trojans

ESET Research 13 Aug 2020 - 11:30AM

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Grandoreiro: How engorged can an EXE get?

Another in our occasional series demystifying Latin American banking trojans

ESET Research 28 Apr 2020 - 11:30AM

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Guildma: The Devil drives electric

The fourth installment of our occasional series demystifying Latin American banking trojans

ESET Research 5 Mar 2020 - 11:30AM

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Registers as “Default Print Monitor”, but is a malicious downloader. Meet DePriMon

ESET researchers have discovered a new downloader with a novel, not previously seen in the wild installation technique

ESET Research 21 Nov 2019 - 11:30AM

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Mispadu: Advertisement for a discounted Unhappy Meal

Another in our occasional series demystifying Latin American banking trojans

ESET Research 19 Nov 2019 - 11:30AM

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Casbaneiro: Dangerous cooking with a secret ingredient

Número dois in our series demystifying Latin American banking trojans

ESET Research 3 Oct 2019 - 11:30AM

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No summer vacations for Zebrocy

ESET researchers describe the latest components used in a recent Sednit campaign

ESET Research 24 Sep 2019 - 11:30AM

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ESET discovered an undocumented backdoor used by the infamous Stealth Falcon group

ESET researchers discovered a backdoor linked to malware used by the Stealth Falcon group, an operator of targeted spyware attacks against journalists, activists and dissidents in the Middle East

ESET Research 9 Sep 2019 - 11:30AM

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Varenyky: Spambot à la Française

ESET researchers document malware-distributing spam campaigns targeting people in France

ESET Research 8 Aug 2019 - 11:30AM

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Sharpening the Machete

ESET research uncovers a cyberespionage operation targeting Venezuelan government institutions

ESET Research 5 Aug 2019 - 11:31AM

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From Carnaval to Cinco de Mayo – The journey of Amavaldo

The first in an occasional series demystifying Latin American banking trojans

ESET Research 1 Aug 2019 - 05:00PM

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LoudMiner: Cross‑platform mining in cracked VST software

The story of a Linux miner bundled with pirated copies of VST (Virtual Studio Technology) software for Windows and macOS

Michal Malik and ESET Research 20 Jun 2019 - 11:00AM

Cybersecurity

Wajam: From start‑up to massively‑spread adware

How a Montreal-made "social search engine" application has managed to become widely-spread adware, while escaping consequences

ESET Research 5 Jun 2019 - 11:30AM

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A journey to Zebrocy land

ESET sheds light on commands used by the favorite backdoor of the Sednit group

ESET Research 22 May 2019 - 11:30AM

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Buhtrap backdoor and Buran ransomware distributed via major advertising platform

Criminal activities against accountants on the rise – Buhtrap and RTM still active

ESET Research 30 Apr 2019 - 11:32AM

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DanaBot updated with new C&C communication

ESET researchers have discovered new versions of the DanaBot Trojan, updated with a more complicated protocol for C&C communication and slight modifications to architecture and campaign IDs

ESET Research 7 Feb 2019 - 12:00PM

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DanaBot evolves beyond banking Trojan with new spam‑sending capability

ESET research shows that DanaBot operators have been expanding the malware’s scope and possibly cooperating with another criminal group

ESET Research 6 Dec 2018 - 02:56PM

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Sednit: What’s going on with Zebrocy?

In August 2018, Sednit’s operators deployed two new Zebrocy components, and since then we have seen an uptick in Zebrocy deployments, with targets in Central Asia, as well as countries in Central and Eastern Europe, notably embassies, ministries of foreign affairs, and diplomats

ESET Research 20 Nov 2018 - 05:34PM

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