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...
Aug 11, 2012 | Virus & AntiVirus News
The malware that some people are calling Dorifel or XDocCrypt (ESET detects it as Win32/Quervar.C and has a cleaner for it here) is having enormous impact right now, mostly in the Netherlands. It has some very interesting characteristics – it infects documents (and...
Jun 10, 2012 | Virus & AntiVirus News
The creators of the Flame malware have sent a “suicide” command that removes it from some infected computers. Security firm Symantec caught the command using booby-trapped computers set up to watch Flame’s actions. Flame came to light after the...
Jun 7, 2012 | Virus & AntiVirus News
by Stephen Cobb ESET Security Evangelist A week ago the big malware news was the code known as Flame, Flamer, or sKyWIper (detected by ESET as Win32/Flamer.A), then on June 1, this news broke: “A damaging cyberattack against Iran’s nuclear program was the...
Jun 7, 2012 | Virus & AntiVirus News
by David Harley Senior Research Fellow It’s not only the malware that ESET calls Win32/Flamer.A which is complex (and quite dauntingly large). The news and speculation around this threat is also extensive and complex. While it is understandable that what appears...
Apr 29, 2012 | Adware, Spyware and Trojans, Virus & AntiVirus News
by Jay Scherder, KY3 News SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — It’s being called the “Internet Doomsday.” Thousands of computers could go offline this summer because of a virus. According to InformationWeek, at its peak the malware was infecting machines used by...
