Facundo Muñoz

Facundo Muñoz

Malware Researcher


Position and history at ESET:
I joined ESET's Research Lab team in January 2021 and currently work as a Security Intelligence Analyst and Malware Researcher.

What malware do you hate the most?
Ransomware.

Favorite activities:
Sharing with people I love, traveling, attending great shows and conferences.

What is your golden rule for cyberspace?
Be very careful when surfing the web, be suspicious of emails from strangers, and never download pirated software.

When did you get your first computer and what kind was it?
A desktop PC with an Intel Pentium 3 processor and running Windows 98. I think it was in the late 90s and I was 7 or 8 at the time.

What is your favorite computer activity or game?
Researching and reverse engineering complex malware.


7 articles by Facundo Muñoz

ESET research

Evasive Panda leverages Monlam Festival to target Tibetans

Evasive Panda leverages Monlam Festival to target Tibetans

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Evasive Panda leverages Monlam Festival to target Tibetans

ESET researchers uncover strategic web compromise and supply-chain attacks targeting Tibetans

Anh Ho, Facundo Muñoz, Marc-Etienne M.Léveillé07 Mar 202414 min. read


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NSPX30: A sophisticated AitM-enabled implant evolving since 2005

NSPX30: A sophisticated AitM-enabled implant evolving since 2005

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NSPX30: A sophisticated AitM-enabled implant evolving since 2005

ESET researchers have discovered NSPX30, a sophisticated implant used by a new China-aligned APT group we have named Blackwood

Facundo Muñoz24 Jan 202415 min. read


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Evasive Panda APT group delivers malware via updates for popular Chinese software

Evasive Panda APT group delivers malware via updates for popular Chinese software

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Evasive Panda APT group delivers malware via updates for popular Chinese software

ESET Research uncovers a campaign by the APT group known as Evasive Panda targeting an international NGO in China with malware delivered through updates of popular Chinese software

Facundo Muñoz26 Apr 20238 min. read


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The slow Tick-ing time bomb: Tick APT group compromise of a DLP software developer in East Asia

The slow Tick-ing time bomb: Tick APT group compromise of a DLP software developer in East Asia

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The slow Tick-ing time bomb: Tick APT group compromise of a DLP software developer in East Asia

ESET Research uncovered a campaign by APT group Tick against a data-loss prevention company in East Asia and found a previously unreported tool used by the group

Facundo Muñoz14 Mar 202312 min. read


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DoNot Go! Do not respawn!

DoNot Go! Do not respawn!

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DoNot Go! Do not respawn!

ESET researchers take a deep look into recent attacks carried out by Donot Team throughout 2020 and 2021, targeting government and military entities in several South Asian countries

Facundo Muñoz and Matías Porolli18 Jan 202212 min. read


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Jumping the air gap: 15 years of nation-state effort

Jumping the air gap: 15 years of nation-state effort

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Jumping the air gap: 15 years of nation-state effort

ESET researchers studied all the malicious frameworks ever reported publicly that have been used to attack air-gapped networks and are releasing a side-by-side comparison of their most important TTPs

Alexis Dorais-Joncas and Facundo Muñoz01 Dec 202111 min. read


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Janeleiro, the time traveler: A new old banking trojan in Brazil

Janeleiro, the time traveler: A new old banking trojan in Brazil

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Janeleiro, the time traveler: A new old banking trojan in Brazil

ESET Research uncovers a new threat that targets organizations operating in various sectors in Brazil

Facundo Muñoz and Matías Porolli06 Apr 202116 min. read