Oct 29, 2012 | Adware, Spyware and Trojans, Mobile Security, Virus & AntiVirus News
As is usual with any major event, scammers and malware authors will be sending out email after email to those who want to learn about or help those affected by the Post-Tropical Storm Sandy. We always caution users to be wary of clicking on links in unsolicited...
Oct 2, 2012 | Adware, Spyware and Trojans
The labs are working on it – but this just arrived from a facebook friend – an invitation to an event on facebook – supposedly to win two tickets from SouthWest Airlines… well, following our own perennial advice, we looked carefully at the...
Oct 1, 2012 | Mobile Security, Threat News
If you use an Android phone you may have heard of something called the USSD vulnerability. This allows a nasty piece of malicious software to reset your Android to its factory default settings and permanently delete your data. We will describe the USSD problem in more...
Sep 27, 2012 | Awards, ESET Software
The latest VB100 test on Windows 7 generally saw better product stability than expected, although a lower pass rate than the last test – one third of products failing to achieve VB100 certification this time. In a field with 49 competitors, a significant number...
Sep 27, 2012 | Awards, ESET Software
ESET, the leader in proactive protection celebrating 25 years of its technology this year, has in recent weeks received a string of accolades and impressive test results – including high marks for its server product for Windows® (VB100), the highest Advanced+ mark...