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Aggressive ad-displaying Google Play app tricks users into leaving high ratings

Aggressive ad-displaying Google Play app tricks users into leaving high ratings

Aggressive ad-displaying Google Play app tricks users into leaving high ratings

ESET researchers have observed an increased number of apps on Google Play using social engineering techniques to boost their ratings, ranging from legitimate apps, through adware to malware.

Lukas Stefanko08 Mar 2017


Released Android malware source code used to run a banking botnet

Released Android malware source code used to run a banking botnet

Released Android malware source code used to run a banking botnet

ESET researchers have discovered a new variant of botnet-forming Android banking malware based on source code made public a couple of months ago.

Lukas Stefanko23 Feb 2017


Sunny with a chance of stolen credentials: Malicious weather app found on Google Play

Sunny with a chance of stolen credentials: Malicious weather app found on Google Play

Sunny with a chance of stolen credentials: Malicious weather app found on Google Play

ESET has spotted a new banking malware on Google Play. Disguised as a weather forecast app, it steals banking credentials and locks screens.

Lukas Stefanko22 Feb 2017


New crypto-ransomware hits macOS

New crypto-ransomware hits macOS

New crypto-ransomware hits macOS

This last month we have seen a new ransomware for Mac. Written in Swift, it is distributed on BitTorrent distribution site as “Patcher” for pirating popular software.

Marc-Etienne M.Léveillé22 Feb 2017


RTM: Stealthy group targeting remote banking system

RTM: Stealthy group targeting remote banking system

RTM: Stealthy group targeting remote banking system

Today, ESET has released a white paper on RTM, a cybercrime group that has been relentlessly targeting businesses in Russia and neighboring countries.

Jean-Ian Boutin21 Feb 2017


Demystifying targeted malware used against Polish banks

Demystifying targeted malware used against Polish banks

Demystifying targeted malware used against Polish banks

The purpose of this blog is to deliver technical details of an as-yet minimally documented malware that has made headlines in Poland.

Peter Kálnai16 Feb 2017


New Android trojan mimics user clicks to download dangerous malware

New Android trojan mimics user clicks to download dangerous malware

New Android trojan mimics user clicks to download dangerous malware

Android users are exposed to a new malicious app imitating Adobe Flash Player and serving as an entrance gate for potentially any kind of dangerous malware

Lukas Stefanko14 Feb 2017


PayPal users targeted in sophisticated new phishing campaign

PayPal users targeted in sophisticated new phishing campaign

PayPal users targeted in sophisticated new phishing campaign

Recent phishing scams targeted both Gmail and Yahoo, and now attackers have their sights set on PayPal with some very convincing bait.

Cameron Camp27 Jan 2017


Windows 10 anniversary update: Security and privacy, hope and change?

Windows 10 anniversary update: Security and privacy, hope and change?

Windows 10 anniversary update: Security and privacy, hope and change?

With analysts predicting a big shift to Windows 10 in the enterprise in 2017, a new ESET white paper looks at security and privacy changes in Windows 10 Anniversary Update, the build that Microsoft expects its business customers to run on the majority of their desktop computers.

Aryeh Goretsky12 Jan 2017