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Malware

Nymaim: Browsing for trouble

Malware

Nymaim: Browsing for trouble

We have already discussed how a system gets infected with Win32/Nymaim ransomware. In this blog post, we reveal a new infection vector, a study of the different international locker designs and ransom prices as well as a complete technical analysis of its communication protocol.

Jean-Ian Boutin • 23 Oct 2013

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Fake Grand Theft Auto V tempts thousands of PC users to download “malware”

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Fake Grand Theft Auto V tempts thousands of PC users to download “malware”

Grand Theft Auto V sold more than $1 billion worth of units in a week - no wonder cybercriminals are tempted to cash in. A torrent offering the game on PC has been downloaded "thousands" of times, sites report.

Rob Waugh • 23 Oct 2013

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Warning overload? Half of PC users ignore virus alerts - and middle-aged are “worst culprits”

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Warning overload? Half of PC users ignore virus alerts - and middle-aged are “worst culprits”

Middle aged PC users routinely ignore warnings that sites may harm their computers - and that figure has doubled since 2011, according to research by ESET Ireland.

Rob Waugh • 22 Oct 2013

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Solutions to current antivirus challenges

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Solutions to current antivirus challenges

The detection and blocking of malicious code employed by modern threats, whether targeted attacks or mass-spreading campaigns, has been a game of cat-and-mouse for some time now. Is it time for a new approach?

Peter Stancik • 19 Oct 2013

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A prompt to save the world: new security features against malware in AutoCAD

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A prompt to save the world: new security features against malware in AutoCAD

Security researchers from Autodesk, along with Microsoft, announced new features in AutoCAD to prevent malware in a presentation at Virus Bulletin 2013 in Berlin. We look at how a simple prompt can help keep users safe.

Sebastián Bortnik • 17 Oct 2013

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Stop, thief! Five new tricks used by cybercriminals - and how to stay safe

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Stop, thief! Five new tricks used by cybercriminals - and how to stay safe

From legitimate companies delivering software with a “side-order” of malware, to PC attacks that persuade you to infect your own phone, here are some of the latest traps laid by cybercriminals - and how to sidestep them.

Rob Waugh • 15 Oct 2013

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Win32/KanKan - Chinese drama

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Win32/KanKan - Chinese drama

In this blog post, we will describe software detected by ESET products as Win32/Kankan, and explain why its discovery shocked many Chinese users, then we will provide an in-depth analysis of its functionalities - and discuss the evidence that Xunlei Networking Technologies is implicated.

Joan Calvet • 11 Oct 2013

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Skorpion smartphone charger lights up if your phone contains malware

Malware

Skorpion smartphone charger lights up if your phone contains malware

Plugging your smartphone in to charge up could soon offer an alert that you’ve contracted malware - with a new charger that lights up when it detects malicious software. For businesses, it could be a "last line of defense" against employees bringing infected devices to work.

Rob Waugh • 06 Oct 2013

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Can't keep a bad man down: "Shylock" Trojan returns to attack U.S. banks

Malware

Can't keep a bad man down: "Shylock" Trojan returns to attack U.S. banks

A stealthy banking Trojan known as Caphaw or Shylock has resurfaced - and is attacking customers of 24 American banks. It's armed with defensive abilities including the power to "restore" itself during shutdown.

Rob Waugh • 20 Sep 2013