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Research has been at the core of ESET and its technology since the company's inception. The journey began in 1987, when ESET co-founders Miroslav Trnka and Peter Paško uncovered one of the world's first computer viruses, which they named "Vienna" and wrote a program to detect it. Many other discoveries quickly followed.

More than 30 years later, ESET remains at the forefront of cybersecurity research, operating 13 R&D centers across the world that analyze, monitor and anticipate new threats. In recent years alone, ESET researchers have made a number of significant discoveries that shed light on various malicious campaigns orchestrated by the world’s most advanced threat actors. They have also identified multiple high-impact vulnerabilities in third-party products and services.

Over the years, ESET’s experts have assisted law enforcement with disruptions of several notorious cybercrime operations. They also frequently present at leading industry conferences and are among the most referenced contributors to the MITRE ATT&CK® knowledge base of adversary tactics and techniques.

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ESET Research, Mobile Security

BankBot trojan returns to Google Play with new tricks

BankBot trojan returns to Google Play with new tricks

ESET Research, Mobile Security

BankBot trojan returns to Google Play with new tricks

The Android banking trojan that we first informed about in the beginning of this year has found its way to Google Play again and contains new tricks designed to get access to the private banking information of the user.

Lukas Stefanko25 Sep 2017


ESET Research

New FinFisher surveillance campaigns: Internet providers involved?

New FinFisher surveillance campaigns: Internet providers involved?

ESET Research

New FinFisher surveillance campaigns: Internet providers involved?

FinFisher has extensive spying capabilities, such as live surveillance through webcams and microphones, keylogging, and exfiltration of files. What sets FinFisher apart from other surveillance tools, however, are the controversies around its deployments.

Filip Kafka21 Sep 2017


ESET Research

Cryptocurrency web mining: In union there is profit

Cryptocurrency web mining: In union there is profit

ESET Research

Cryptocurrency web mining: In union there is profit

Cryptocurrency mining has been used by cybercriminals to make a quick and easy profit while corrupting the victim’s machine in the process.

Matthieu Faou14 Sep 2017


ESET Research

DownAndExec: Banking malware utilizes CDNs in Brazil

DownAndExec: Banking malware utilizes CDNs in Brazil

ESET Research

DownAndExec: Banking malware utilizes CDNs in Brazil

Services like Netflix use content delivery networks (CDNs) to maximize bandwidth usage. However, the CDNs might be becoming a new way of spreading malware.

Cassius Puodzius13 Sep 2017


ESET Research

New ESET research uncovers Gazer, the stealthy backdoor that spies on embassies

New ESET research uncovers Gazer, the stealthy backdoor that spies on embassies

ESET Research

New ESET research uncovers Gazer, the stealthy backdoor that spies on embassies

Security researchers at ESET have released new research today into the activities of the notorious Turla cyberespionage group.

Graham Cluley30 Aug 2017


ESET Research

Gamescom 2017: It’s all fun and games until black hats step in

Gamescom 2017: It’s all fun and games until black hats step in

ESET Research

Gamescom 2017: It’s all fun and games until black hats step in

ESET researchers have discovered a new sneaky malware threat named Joao, targeting gamers worldwide.

Tomáš Gardoň22 Aug 2017


ESET Research

ESET’s Anton Cherepanov picks up Pwnie for Best Backdoor

ESET’s Anton Cherepanov picks up Pwnie for Best Backdoor

ESET Research

ESET’s Anton Cherepanov picks up Pwnie for Best Backdoor

Anton Cherepanov, a malware researcher at ESET, has picked up a Pwnie Award for Best Backdoor at this year’s ceremony at Black Hat USA 2017 in Las Vegas.

Editor28 Jul 2017


ESET Research, Mobile Security

Malware found lurking behind every app at alternative Android store

Malware found lurking behind every app at alternative Android store

ESET Research, Mobile Security

Malware found lurking behind every app at alternative Android store

ESET researchers have discovered an Android app store distributing malware on a mass scale.

Peter Stancik25 Jul 2017


ESET Research

Stantinko: A massive adware campaign operating covertly since 2012

Stantinko: A massive adware campaign operating covertly since 2012

ESET Research

Stantinko: A massive adware campaign operating covertly since 2012

Since the beginning of 2017, ESET has been conducting an investigation into a complex threat mainly targeting Russia and Ukraine. Stantinko has stood out.

Frédéric Vachon and Matthieu Faou20 Jul 2017