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TorrentLocker: Crypto-ransomware still active, using same tactics

TorrentLocker: Crypto-ransomware still active, using same tactics

TorrentLocker: Crypto-ransomware still active, using same tactics

ESET has carried out analysis of new samples of the crypto-ransomware family TorrentLocker, to compare the 2016 campaigns against its research in late 2014.

Marc-Etienne M.Léveillé • 01 Sep 2016


Ransomware: To pay or not to pay?

Ransomware: To pay or not to pay?

Ransomware: To pay or not to pay?

Is it always wrong to pay up when hit by a ransomware attack? ESET's David Harley explores.

David Harley • 22 Aug 2016


Nemucod serves nasty package: Ransomware and ad-clickers

Nemucod serves nasty package: Ransomware and ad-clickers

Nemucod serves nasty package: Ransomware and ad-clickers

The operators of the notorious trojan downloader Nemucod seem to have stepped up their game, serving their victims with ransomware and ad-clickers.

Ondrej Kubovič • 18 Aug 2016


Jackware: When connected cars meet ransomware

Jackware: When connected cars meet ransomware

Jackware: When connected cars meet ransomware

Beware jackware, malicious software that seeks to take control of a device, the primary purpose of which is not data processing or digital communications.

Stephen Cobb • 20 Jul 2016


Ransomware: First files ... now complete devices

Ransomware: First files ... now complete devices

Ransomware: First files ... now complete devices

Over the past year, cases of ransomware have gained prominence in the field of computer security due to a notable growth in the number of victims. This is, in turn, due to the significant profits that cybercriminals can obtain from this type of malicious campaign.

Camilo Gutiérrez Amaya • 07 Jul 2016


Beyond TeslaCrypt: Crysis family lays claim to parts of its territory

Beyond TeslaCrypt: Crysis family lays claim to parts of its territory

Beyond TeslaCrypt: Crysis family lays claim to parts of its territory

It has been two weeks since ESET created a TeslaCrypt decryptor, which allows victims of this ransomware to get their files back. Since then, over 32,000 users around the globe have taken advantage of this opportunity and downloaded the tool.

Ondrej Kubovič • 07 Jun 2016


Infrastructure attacks: The next generation

Infrastructure attacks: The next generation

Infrastructure attacks: The next generation

ESET's David Harley revisits the Stuxnet phenomenon: How has the way we see the malware and its impact changed?

David Harley • 07 Jun 2016


Another malware wave hits Europe, mainly downloading Locky ransomware

Another malware wave hits Europe, mainly downloading Locky ransomware

Another malware wave hits Europe, mainly downloading Locky ransomware

ESET LiveGrid® telemetry shows a spike in detections of the JS/Danger.ScriptAttachment malware in several European countries.

Ondrej Kubovič • 26 May 2016


Expert insight from the author of the ESET TeslaCrypt decryptor

Expert insight from the author of the ESET TeslaCrypt decryptor

Expert insight from the author of the ESET TeslaCrypt decryptor

WeLiveSecurity sits down with Igor Kabina, the ESET malware researcher who ultimately created the universal ESET TeslaCrypt decryption tool.

Peter Stancik • 25 May 2016