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Adware is still a big profit generator for malware operators(07/08/2008)
Despite the dominance of malware targeting online gamers and the persistence of INF/Autorun, the continuing presence of Virtumonde and Toolbar.MyWebSearch in ESET's monthly report of top ten threat detections suggests that adware is still a big profit generator for malware operators. However, even though programs like this have dubious credentials, anti-malware companies are reluctant to flag "potentially unwanted applications" as out-and-out... [more]
Increase in threats that use obfuscation techniques such as runtime packing, polymorphism and junk code(17/09/2007)
Threats that use obfuscation techniques such as runtime packing, polymorphism and junk code injection to hide their malicious functionality accounted for 7.58% of malware detected in August. According to ESET's ThreatSense.Net, which reports detection statistics from millions of client computers around the world, WIN32/Obfuscated, a generic name for malware that hides its true intention, was the number one threat to computer users. In seco... [more]
New online scanning service allows users to scan and disinfect systems and emails without uninstalling existing antivirus solution(27/08/2007)
ESET has announced the availability of a new online scanning service that allows users to scan and disinfect systems, hard disks, compressed files and email - without uninstalling their existing antivirus solution. Powered by ESET NOD32 Antivirus software, the ESET Online Scanner is a free Web-based service that allows non-ESET users to identify hidden threats, get a "second opinion" on the health status of their computers and determine the s... [more]
Portable storage media increasingly a focus of attack for malware writers(04/07/2007)
ESET has announced that for a third consecutive month, Trojan Ani.Gen with nearly 4% of detections, remains the number one threat during June, as observed by ESET's ThreatSense.Net statistical reporting. But the rise of other threats such as Rjump.A into third place and INF/Autorun into fifth, both of which exploit the wide use of portable storage media, shows that this is increasingly a focus of attack for malware writers. "Despite the fact t... [more]
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