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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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How to stay safe on social media – 5 top tips

How to stay safe on social media – 5 top tips

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How to stay safe on social media – 5 top tips

As social media becomes an increasingly large part of our everyday lives, It's easy to forget the dangers hiding behind our feeds. So, remember these five top tips next time you login to Facebook and Twitter.

Kyle Ellison09 Feb 2015


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How to keep your webcam safe from hackers

How to keep your webcam safe from hackers

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How to keep your webcam safe from hackers

Last year webcam security became a high priority after an anonymous website began posting live streams of the world's unprotected webcams. Here are 5 top tips to keep yours safe from the hackers.

Kyle Ellison06 Feb 2015


MSIL/Agent.PYO: Have botnet, will travel

MSIL/Agent.PYO: Have botnet, will travel

MSIL/Agent.PYO: Have botnet, will travel

ESET's researchers recently encountered a piece of malware targeting the filling of the forms belonging to the Consulate of Poland. To understand why it is first necessary to have a brief look at the application process for visas.

Sébastien Duquette29 Jan 2015


Ransomware

CTB-Locker: Multilingual Malware Demands Ransom

CTB-Locker: Multilingual Malware Demands Ransom

Ransomware

CTB-Locker: Multilingual Malware Demands Ransom

Starting a few days ago, we began receiving multiple reports of malware-spreading campaigns in various countries mostly in Latin America and Eastern Europe.

Pablo Ramos21 Jan 2015


ESET Research

Windows exploitation in 2014

Windows exploitation in 2014

ESET Research

Windows exploitation in 2014

Today, we published our research about Windows exploitation in 2014. This report contains interesting information about vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows and Office patched over the course of the year, drive-by download attacks and mitigation techniques.

ESET Research08 Jan 2015


Virlock: First Self-Reproducing Ransomware is also a Shape Shifter

Virlock: First Self-Reproducing Ransomware is also a Shape Shifter

Virlock: First Self-Reproducing Ransomware is also a Shape Shifter

Win32/VirLock is ransomware that locks victims’ screens but also acts as parasitic virus, infecting existing files on their computers. The virus is also polymorphic, which makes it an interesting piece of malware to analyze. This is the first time such combination of malware features has been observed.

Robert Lipovsky22 Dec 2014


ESET Research

Cybercrime Trends & Predictions for 2015

Cybercrime Trends & Predictions for 2015

ESET Research

Cybercrime Trends & Predictions for 2015

As regular readers will know, every year we publish our predictions on cybercrime attacks for the year ahead. Well, our South American research team has spent the last few weeks putting together our predictions for 2015.

ESET Research18 Dec 2014


Cybercrime

TorrentLocker — Ransomware in a country near you

TorrentLocker — Ransomware in a country near you

Cybercrime

TorrentLocker — Ransomware in a country near you

Today, we are publishing research on ransomware that emerged in 2014. We have posted blog articles about this threat before, to raise awareness when we realized the criminals were targeting the United Kingdom and Spain.

Marc-Etienne M.Léveillé16 Dec 2014


Virus Bulletin and AVAR: a conference paper is for life

Virus Bulletin and AVAR: a conference paper is for life

Virus Bulletin and AVAR: a conference paper is for life

ESET conference papers from the 2014 Virus Bulletin and AVAR conferences are now available.

David Harley24 Nov 2014