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New trick used by malware to slip into the official Android app store

ESET researchers discovered an extremely stealthy technique that allowed Android malware to stay under the radar. Analyzing the DEFENSOR ID app that was available on the official Android app store, ES...

Video game developers once again target for Winnti Group

ESET researchers have discovered a new modular backdoor used by the Winnti Group against several video game companies that develop MMO (massively multiplayer online) games. The malware, named PipeMon ...

How to avoid malware on Android

Tomas Foltyn, security writer at ESET explains how to avoid exposed to malware on Android You need to stick to Google Play for apps and run as recent a version of Android as possible if you want to lo...

How to secure your router against VPNFilter malware

Guest written by Stephen Cobb, Senior Security Researcher at ESET describes the steps to reboot your router in order to secure it properly against the latest malware VPNFilter, which have compromised ...

IoT Malware Exploits Router Vulnerability

Written by: Cong Zheng, Claud Xiao, Yanhui Jia of Palo Alto Networks Unit 42

Mirai Okiru Botnet Targets ARC-Based IoT Devices

Mirai malware and its many variants which have targeted CPU architectures in the past, is now targeting the second most popular type of CPU core – ARC processors.

Android Malware on Google Play Adds Devices to Botnet

Google has booted eight Android apps from its Play marketplace, even though the apps have been downloaded as many as 2.6 million times. The industry giant took action after researchers found that the ...

Patch Your Android Phone to Avoid the “Toast” Attack

By Christopher Budd, Unit 42, Palo Alto Networks Today, Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 researchers are announcing details on a new high-severity vulnerability affecting the Google Android platform. Patche...

Over Thousand Apps Infected with Spyware, Some in Google Play

Lookout researchers have identified over a thousand spyware apps related to a threat actor likely based in Iraq. Belonging to the family “SonicSpy,” these samples have been aggressively de...