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The Passing Storm

The Passing Storm

The Storm botnet may have blown itself out, but its legacy remains. This paper places Storm in the context of botnets in general, examining its technical, social, and security implications.


Options for backing up your computer

Options for backing up your computer

If you know you need to back up your data but you're not sure how to do it, here's a practical guide on how to get started.


Stuxnet Under the Microscope

Stuxnet Under the Microscope

Version 1.31 of a comprehensive analysis of the Stuxnet phenomenon, updated to add pointers to additional resources. This is probably the last update of the document, but further relevant resources will be added to a list here.


ACAD/Medre.A

ACAD/Medre.A

10000‘s of AutoCAD Designs Leaked in Suspected Industrial Espionage.


Windows 8: FUD* for thought

Windows 8: FUD* for thought

An analysis of the newest and most interesting security features in Windows 8, Microsoft's newest desktop operating system, as well as how it may be attacked in the future.


Conficker by the numbers

Conficker by the numbers

This is a translation for ESET LLC of a document previously available in Spanish.


2010: Cybercrime Coming of Age

2010: Cybercrime Coming of Age

The Research teams in ESET Latin America and ESET North America put their heads together in December 2009 to discuss the likely shape of things to come in the next 12 months in security and cybercrime.


Problematic, Unloved and Argumentative: What is a potentially unwanted application (PUA)?

Problematic, Unloved and Argumentative: What is a potentially unwanted application (PUA)?

What is a potentially unwanted application (PUA)? This paper gives some examples of "potentially unwanted" and "potentially unsafe" applications, explaining how they differ from out-and-out malware.


OSX/Flashback

OSX/Flashback

The first malware to infect hundreds of thousands of Apple Mac