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The Trojan Games: Odlanor malware cheats at poker

The Trojan Games: Odlanor malware cheats at poker

The Trojan Games: Odlanor malware cheats at poker

Every now and again, ESET comes across an attack that "stands out". Odlanor malware fits that bill - this unique trojan targets players of online poker.

Robert Lipovsky17 Sep 2015


Aggressive Android ransomware spreading in the USA

Aggressive Android ransomware spreading in the USA

Aggressive Android ransomware spreading in the USA

The latest ESET discovery of the first known Android lock-screen-type ransomware that spreads in the wild and sets the phone's PIN lock is examined.

Lukas Stefanko10 Sep 2015


Carbanak gang is back and packing new guns

Carbanak gang is back and packing new guns

Carbanak gang is back and packing new guns

A few days ago, CSIS published details about new Carbanak samples found in the wild. In this blog we examine the latest developments in the Carbanak story.

Anton Cherepanov08 Sep 2015


Firefox Under Fire: Anatomy of latest 0-day attack

Firefox Under Fire: Anatomy of latest 0-day attack

Firefox Under Fire: Anatomy of latest 0-day attack

The recent Firefox attacks are an example of active in-the-wild exploitation of a serious software vulnerability.

Anton Cherepanov11 Aug 2015


Operation Potao Express: Analysis of a cyber-espionage toolkit

Operation Potao Express: Analysis of a cyber-espionage toolkit

Operation Potao Express: Analysis of a cyber-espionage toolkit

Operation Patao Express – Attackers spying on high-value targets in Ukraine, Russia and Belarus, and their TrueCrypt-encrypted data.

Robert Lipovsky and Anton Cherepanov30 Jul 2015


Porn clicker keeps infecting apps on Google Play

Porn clicker keeps infecting apps on Google Play

Porn clicker keeps infecting apps on Google Play

A recently identified trojan porn clicker is still infecting apps on Google Play.

Lukas Stefanko23 Jul 2015


Operation Liberpy: Keyloggers and information theft in Latin America

Operation Liberpy: Keyloggers and information theft in Latin America

Operation Liberpy: Keyloggers and information theft in Latin America

In April, ESET’s Laboratory in Latin America received a report on an executable program named "Liberty2-0.exe." Now, it asks is there a version 1.0?

Diego Perez14 Jul 2015


Sednit APT Group Meets Hacking Team

Sednit APT Group Meets Hacking Team

Sednit APT Group Meets Hacking Team

The infamous Sednit espionage group is currently using the Hacking Team exploits disclosed earlier this week to target eastern European institutions.

ESET Research10 Jul 2015


Dino – the latest spying malware from an allegedly French espionage group analyzed

Dino – the latest spying malware from an allegedly French espionage group analyzed

Dino – the latest spying malware from an allegedly French espionage group analyzed

In this blog we describe a sophisticated backdoor, called Dino by its creators. We believe this malicious software has been developed by the Animal Farm espionage group, who also created the infamous Casper, Bunny and Babar malware.

Joan Calvet30 Jun 2015