Feb 24, 2017 | Malware and Exploits, Mobile Security
Android users were the target of new banking malware with screen locking capabilities, which was disguised as a weather forecast app on Google Play – in reality, it was a malicious weather app known as Trojan.Android/Spy.Banker.HU. The malware was a trojanized...
Dec 13, 2016 | Mobile Security
Apple just released iOS 10.2, the latest upgrade for its iDevices. Lots of the articles you may have seen so far talk about the new features that were introduced, listed by Apple on the Software Update screen as follows: So, there’s a “new and unified experience for...
Aug 22, 2016 | Adware, Spyware and Trojans, Virus & AntiVirus News
Towards the end of July 2016, Kevin Townsend brought it to my attention that Europol, the European Union’s law enforcement agency, had announced an initiative to address the ransomware problem. No More Ransom is intended to provide information and help victims recover...
Aug 15, 2016 | Cyber-Crime, Malware and Exploits, Mobile Security
News broke a few days ago that 900 Million Android phones are vulnerable in a ‘quadrooter’ flaw – meaning there are FOUR ways for the phone to be ‘rooted’ or compromised. Over 900 million Android smartphones and tablets are vulnerable to...
Aug 5, 2016 | General Security, Support, Threat News
This week, Microsoft issued the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, which changes the way in which security status is presented to home users. Windows Defender now displays a user’s protection status as “off” if any non-Microsoft antivirus protection, including ESET, is in...
Jul 18, 2016 | Cyber-Crime, Mobile Security
ESET has discovered the first ever fake lockscreen app on Google Play, named Pokemon GO Ultimate. As its characteristics suggest, it deliberately locks the screen right after the app is started, forcing the user to restart the device. Unfortunately, in many cases a...
