ESET Research

ESET assess the differences between CryptoFortress and TorrentLocker: two very different strains of ransomware.

With so many data breaches happening these days, Americans are getting a lot of breach notification letters and emails, but do they deliver useful, readable content, other than a general warning to remain vigilant?

Hoaxes are all over Facebook so it's vital that you know what to look out for. Keep in mind these 5 top tips when scrolling through your news feed.

As social media becomes an increasingly large part of our everyday lives, It's easy to forget the dangers hiding behind our feeds. So, remember these five top tips next time you login to Facebook and Twitter.

Last year webcam security became a high priority after an anonymous website began posting live streams of the world's unprotected webcams. Here are 5 top tips to keep yours safe from the hackers.

ESET's researchers recently encountered a piece of malware targeting the filling of the forms belonging to the Consulate of Poland. To understand why it is first necessary to have a brief look at the application process for visas.

Starting a few days ago, we began receiving multiple reports of malware-spreading campaigns in various countries mostly in Latin America and Eastern Europe.

Today, we published our research about Windows exploitation in 2014. This report contains interesting information about vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows and Office patched over the course of the year, drive-by download attacks and mitigation techniques.

Win32/VirLock is ransomware that locks victims’ screens but also acts as parasitic virus, infecting existing files on their computers. The virus is also polymorphic, which makes it an interesting piece of malware to analyze. This is the first time such combination of malware features has been observed.