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Scams

Hoax: "Life is beautiful"

Hoax: "Life is beautiful"

Scams

Hoax: "Life is beautiful"

When I get a chain letter like this, I don't usually respond to everyone else who received it, even when it's a hoax (as it usually is)...

David Harley05 Nov 2008


Scams

Election Malware and Social Engineering

Election Malware and Social Engineering

Scams

Election Malware and Social Engineering

David Harley05 Nov 2008


Election Day Storm Clouds: Is Your Vote Being Counted?

Election Day Storm Clouds: Is Your Vote Being Counted?

Election Day Storm Clouds: Is Your Vote Being Counted?

ESET Research04 Nov 2008


Go Out and Vote

Go Out and Vote

Go Out and Vote

ESET Research03 Nov 2008


Scams

The Morris Worm: a Malware Prototype

The Morris Worm: a Malware Prototype

Scams

The Morris Worm: a Malware Prototype

In "Viruses Revealed", Robert Slade and I said that ""In many ways, the Internet Worm is the story of data security in miniature."

David Harley02 Nov 2008


AMTSO: Raising Testing Standards

AMTSO: Raising Testing Standards

AMTSO: Raising Testing Standards

I just came got back from Oxford (that's the one in the UK, by the way), where the Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization held its latest two-day meeting.

David Harley01 Nov 2008


Privacy

Google Chrome May be the Wrong Choice

Google Chrome May be the Wrong Choice

Privacy

Google Chrome May be the Wrong Choice

After having used the Google Chrome internet browser for a while now, I can say that it is generally a pretty nice browser, but I have some very serious privacy concerns.

ESET Research31 Oct 2008


Giving (Samples) to Charity

Giving (Samples) to Charity

Giving (Samples) to Charity

Recently we noticed a thread in a forum associated with a free security product, originating in an open letter to a well-known tester, asking him to donate his sample set for the improvement of the product.

David Harley28 Oct 2008


An Introduction to Packers

An Introduction to Packers

An Introduction to Packers

ESET Research27 Oct 2008