ESET Research

@ESETresearch

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ESET Research
@ESETresearch
Oct 14
Heading to #VB2026? Join #ESETresearch’s Anton Cherepanov and Peter Strýček on Oct 16 at 12:00 - 12:30 CEST in Seville, Spain for: Inside a Sandworm Attack: UAC-0099 Access and a Yggdrasil-backed Backdoor. 1/4
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ESET Research
@ESETresearch
Oct 13
Join #ESETresearch’s Damien Schaeffer for Gorbag: Orcs at the Border at VB Conference 2026 in Seville, Spain, on 14 October at 11:25 CEST. Learn how this newly identified 🇷🇺 Russia-aligned cyberespionage group targets 🇺🇦 Ukrainian entities. More: virusbulletin.com/conference/vb2… 1/4
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ESET Research
@ESETresearch
Oct 8
#ESETresearch has analyzed the evolution of #MATCHBOIL, a C# downloader used by the 🇷🇺 Russia-aligned APT group UAC-0099 to download, install, and persist another payload. @reib3n1 welivesecurity.com/en/eset-resear… 1/7
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MATCHBOIL: New tricks, same old evil intentions
ESET researchers document the evolution of the MATCHBOIL malware, a custom C# downloader wielded by the Russia-aligned UAC-0099 APT group.
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ESET Research
@ESETresearch
Oct 6
#ESETresearch’s Fernando Tavella will be presenting at Ekoparty in Buenos Aires, Argentina 🇦🇷. Join him in Room C3 on October 8 at 11:15 a.m. local time for “MATCHBOIL Under the Microscope: An Attribution Case Based on Code Analysis.” ekoparty.org/ekoparty-bueno… 1/5
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ESET Research
@ESETresearch
Sep 17
#ESETresearch discovered SparroWocky, a new backdoor of the #FamousSparrow APT group. This new malware has quickly replaced SparrowDoor as the 🇨🇳 China-aligned group’s flagship backdoor. welivesecurity.com/en/eset-resear… 1/6
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Beware the SparroWock: The backdoor that bites, the commands that catch
ESET researchers document SparroWocky, the new flagship backdoor of the FamousSparrow APT group
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