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Ransomware: How to Earn $33,000 Daily

Nov

2012

Ransomware is a type of malicious software that disables the functionality of a computer in some way and demands a ransom in order to restore the computer to its original state. Recent variants use law enforcement imagery to add legitimacy to the warning messages. The malware uses geo-location services to determine the location of the […]

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Threat Encyclopedia: Blackhole Exploit Kit

May

2012

Introduction to Threat Encyclopedia The Threat Encyclopedia is where we arm you with all the knowledge you need to understand and avoid malware of all types. This isn’t an in-depth analysis of malware code but instead covers the basics and helps you understand what antivirus programs like AVG protect you from. Blackhole Exploit Kits: What […]

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Press One if by LAN, Two if by Sea.

May

2012

At ESET, we spend a great deal of time researching the latest technologies and how they may be affected by frauds and scams. Sometimes these are "old fashioned" spam through email, or they may be programs like fake antivirus programs or ransomware. And we certainly have blogged extensively about PC support scams where the caller […]

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