Righard Zwienenberg

Righard Zwienenberg

Senior Research Fellow


Education: Yes

Highlights of your career? Being in the business for 25 years in August 2013.

What malware do you hate the most? Data destroyers.

Favorite activities? Drums, magic, squash.

What is your golden rule for cyberspace? Practice Safe Hex.

When did you get your first computer and what kind was it? 1979, Commodore PET 2001.

Favorite computer game/activity? Jumpman (C=64).


20 articles by Righard Zwienenberg

ESET research

Combofix: a cocktail of infective factors

Combofix: a cocktail of infective factors

ESET research

Combofix: a cocktail of infective factors

In various blog-posts, users have been encouraged by ESET experts to download applications from the official website for that application, as you never know what might have happened to the software when you download it from a mirror site or a download site.

Righard Zwienenberg01 Feb 20135 min. read


ESET research

Advanced Heuristics

Advanced Heuristics

ESET research

Advanced Heuristics

Righard Zwienenberg13 Dec 20122 min. read


ESET research

Why Anti-Virus is not a waste of money

Why Anti-Virus is not a waste of money

ESET research

Why Anti-Virus is not a waste of money

Righard Zwienenberg04 Dec 20125 min. read


ESET research

Scareware on the Piggy-Back of ACAD/Medre.A

Scareware on the Piggy-Back of ACAD/Medre.A

ESET research

Scareware on the Piggy-Back of ACAD/Medre.A

Righard Zwienenberg11 Jul 20125 min. read


ESET research

ACAD/Medre.A 10000's of AutoCAD files leaked in suspected industrial espionage

ACAD/Medre.A   10000's of AutoCAD files leaked in suspected industrial espionage

ESET research

ACAD/Medre.A 10000's of AutoCAD files leaked in suspected industrial espionage

Righard Zwienenberg21 Jun 20126 min. read


ESET research

DNS Changer (re)lived, new deadline: 9 July 2012!

DNS Changer (re)lived, new deadline: 9 July 2012!

ESET research

DNS Changer (re)lived, new deadline: 9 July 2012!

Righard Zwienenberg21 Apr 20122 min. read


ESET research

Phishing Using HTML and Intranet Security Settings

Phishing Using HTML and Intranet Security Settings

ESET research

Phishing Using HTML and Intranet Security Settings

Righard Zwienenberg16 Apr 20124 min. read


ESET research

From Georgia With Love: Win32/Georbot information stealing trojan and botnet

From Georgia With Love: Win32/Georbot information stealing trojan and botnet

ESET research

From Georgia With Love: Win32/Georbot information stealing trojan and botnet

New botnet targets nationals of Georgia.

Righard Zwienenberg21 Mar 20122 min. read


ESET research

The security of unlocking an Android based device, the future is near?

The security of unlocking an Android based device, the future is near?

ESET research

The security of unlocking an Android based device, the future is near?

Righard Zwienenberg13 Mar 20123 min. read