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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

ESET Research Podcast: UEFI in crosshairs of ESPecter bootkit

ESET Research Podcast: UEFI in crosshairs of ESPecter bootkit

ESET Research

ESET Research Podcast: UEFI in crosshairs of ESPecter bootkit

Listen to Aryeh Goretsky, Martin Smolár, and Jean-Ian Boutin discuss what UEFI threats are capable of and what the ESPecter bootkit tells us about their evolution

ESET Research26 May 2022


Ukraine Crisis – Digital Security Resource Center

Sandworm uses a new version of ArguePatch to attack targets in Ukraine

Sandworm uses a new version of ArguePatch to attack targets in Ukraine

Ukraine Crisis – Digital Security Resource Center

Sandworm uses a new version of ArguePatch to attack targets in Ukraine

ESET researchers spot an updated version of the malware loader used in the Industroyer2 and CaddyWiper attacks

Editor20 May 2022


ESET Research

A lookback under the TA410 umbrella: Its cyberespionage TTPs and activity

A lookback under the TA410 umbrella: Its cyberespionage TTPs and activity

ESET Research

A lookback under the TA410 umbrella: Its cyberespionage TTPs and activity

ESET researchers reveal a detailed profile of TA410: we believe this cyberespionage umbrella group consists of three different teams using different toolsets, including a new version of the FlowCloud espionage backdoor discovered by ESET.

Alexandre Côté Cyr and Matthieu Faou27 Apr 2022


ESET Research

When "secure" isn't secure at all: High-impact UEFI vulnerabilities discovered in Lenovo consumer laptops

When "secure" isn't secure at all: High-impact UEFI vulnerabilities discovered in Lenovo consumer laptops

ESET Research

When "secure" isn't secure at all: High-impact UEFI vulnerabilities discovered in Lenovo consumer laptops

ESET researchers discover multiple vulnerabilities in various Lenovo laptop models that allow an attacker with admin privileges to expose the user to firmware-level malware

Martin Smolár19 Apr 2022


ESET Research

ESET takes part in global operation to disrupt Zloader botnets

ESET takes part in global operation to disrupt Zloader botnets

ESET Research

ESET takes part in global operation to disrupt Zloader botnets

ESET researchers provided technical analysis, statistical information, and known command and control server domain names and IP addresses

Jean-Ian Boutin and Tomáš Procházka13 Apr 2022


ESET Research, Critical Infrastructure, Ukraine Crisis – Digital Security Resource Center

Industroyer2: Industroyer reloaded

Industroyer2: Industroyer reloaded

ESET Research, Critical Infrastructure, Ukraine Crisis – Digital Security Resource Center

Industroyer2: Industroyer reloaded

This ICS-capable malware targets a Ukrainian energy company

ESET Research12 Apr 2022


ESET Research

Fake e-shops on the prowl for banking credentials using Android malware

Fake e-shops on the prowl for banking credentials using Android malware

ESET Research

Fake e-shops on the prowl for banking credentials using Android malware

ESET researchers analyzed three malicious applications targeting customers of eight Malaysian banks

Lukas Stefanko06 Apr 2022


ESET Research

Under the hood of Wslink’s multilayered virtual machine

Under the hood of Wslink’s multilayered virtual machine

ESET Research

Under the hood of Wslink’s multilayered virtual machine

ESET researchers describe the structure of the virtual machine used in samples of Wslink and suggest a possible approach to see through its obfuscation techniques

Vladislav Hrčka28 Mar 2022


ESET Research

Crypto malware in patched wallets targeting Android and iOS devices

Crypto malware in patched wallets targeting Android and iOS devices

ESET Research

Crypto malware in patched wallets targeting Android and iOS devices

ESET Research uncovers a sophisticated scheme that distributes trojanized Android and iOS apps posing as popular cryptocurrency wallets

Lukas Stefanko24 Mar 2022