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...
May 19, 2016 | Adware, Spyware and Trojans, Threat News
Have you been infected by one of the new variants (v3 or v4) of the notorious ransomware TeslaCrypt? If your encrypted files had the extensions .xxx, .ttt, .micro, .mp3 or were left unchanged, then ESET has good news for you: we have a decryptor for TeslaCrypt. We...
May 12, 2016 | Malware and Exploits, Mobile Security
Today we received notification from the FBI of two families of malware for Android devices which are actively seeking US Banking Credentials. The FBI notice contains information which is marked as TLP: AMBER – which means we cannot share the exact contents with...
Feb 15, 2016 | General Security, Threat News
Window, Flash and Java Updates![/caption]Windows users and those with Adobe Flash Player and/or Java installed, it’s time to update again! Microsoft just released 13 updates to address more than three dozen unique security vulnerabilities. Adobe issued security...
Nov 24, 2015 | Threat News, Virus & AntiVirus News
CSO Online is reporting that the ModPOS malware has already hit multiple national retailers and compromised millions of cards, according to new research released this morning, but there are likely to be more infections still out there since this particular malware is...
Aug 25, 2015 | ESET Mobile Security, Mobile Security, Threat News
ESET®, a global pioneer in proactive internet security for 25-years, today announced the availability of a free Android app – ESET Stagefright Detector – which helps users determine if their Android device is affected by the critical Stagefright exploit. The app...
