ESET Threat Blog

Andrew Lee just drew my attention to a poll carried out by an IT magazine in the UK, asking the question ‘Do you think it's necessary to use paid-for anti-virus software to effectively protect your PC?’ Clearly this is a question that a lot of people ask, but the answer is more complicated than you … Read More…

[Update: there is now a well-considered response from Avast! on its blog here.]
There's a blog article I've been wanting to write for a few days, but haven't so far been able to make time for. However, Martijn Grooten drew my attention to a blog on much the same topic from our friends at Avast! and … Read More…

We've already discussed a lo-tech but surprisingly effective attack on ATM users here and elsewhere.
However, Brian Krebs has recently posted on more conventional skimming attacks: Green Skimmers Skimming Green. An interesting and useful comment thread too. However, in view of the mentions there of chip and pin technology, it's worth pointing out that while chip … Read More…

While trying desperately to catch up with some email before flying out for the upcoming AMTSO workshop, I came upon a reference (tip of the hat to Rob Slade) to an article by Loren Grush about a "Supertrojan computer virus".
Despite my inevitable supersighs at terminology that confuses "Trojan" and "virus", this turns out not to … Read More…