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Quick Heal releases New Ad Campaign Focusing on the Risks of Free Antivirus solutions

Sakshat Karkare / 9 years
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1 min read

Quick Heal Technologies Limited has released an ad campaign to draw the consumers’ attention towards the risks associated with free antivirus solutions. Targeting the youth and working professionals in its TVCs, Quick Heal aims to create awareness on the security threats which a free antivirus product is not capable to mitigate as against the protection […]

5 Safety Tips for Secure Mobile Transactions

Ankita Ashesh / 9 years
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4 min read

With the promotion of a cashless economy by the Government, more and more people are likely to embrace digital modes of transactions. Many users are trying out these modes for the first time. Due to better mobility, smartphones are the most convenient choice for a lot of people. But how exactly can you ensure the safety of […]

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11 Tips for Secure Cashless Transactions

Sakshat Karkare / 9 years
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3 min read

In the wake of the demonetisation campaign, people are opting for cashless transactions for online banking, shopping, paying bills, booking tickets, etc. But, while this mode of payment may have brought some relief to the cash crunch in ATMs and banks, it has opened up new opportunities for cybercriminals. And you may ask why? What […]

The Remote Desktop Protocol Vulnerability – ‘CVE-2012-0002’ is not dead yet!

Pradeep Kulkarni / 9 years
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3 min read

On March 13, 2012, Microsoft disclosed the details of a ‘critical vulnerability’ called Remote Desktop Protocol Vulnerability – CVE-2012-0002 in its bulletin. And even four years after this vulnerability was patched, it is still being exploited in the wild by attackers to carry out ‘Remote Code Execution’ on their victims computers. Affected Operating Systems: Microsoft […]

Quick Heal Total Security receives ‘Top Product’ rating in AV TEST Institute results for Sep-Oct 2016

Ankita Ashesh / 9 years
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3 min read

AV-TEST Product Review and Certification Report for Sep-Oct 2016 has recognized Quick Heal Total Security with an outstanding rating of 17.5/18 in its latest evaluation. View results. Quick Heal Total Security scored a perfect rating of 6/6 for protection and usability, and a near perfect score of 5.5/6 for its performance. The AV TEST report highlights […]

Quick Heal Total Security v17.00 rated big by AV-Test & AV-Comparatives

Sakshat Karkare / 9 years
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1 min read

Quick Heal Total Security v17.00 comes off with flying colors in tests conducted by AV-TEST and AV-Comparatives. Read on. AV-TEST and AV-Comparatives are two independent organizations which test, assess, and evaluate antivirus software against a variety of criteria. In the September’s review by AV-TEST, Quick Heal Total Security (v17.00) bagged 98.7% in real-time protection against […]

Security Alert! Stay Away from Pirated Software

Quick Heal Security Labs / 9 years
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2 min read

Pirated, cracked, unauthorized or unlicensed software may be dirt cheap or come for free, but they may cost you your digital security. With unknown publishers and no standard testing procedures in place, such software contain several security flaws which can be used by hackers to gain access to your computer. Reportedly, 1 in every 3 […]

ATM Card Hack! 32 Lakh Debit Cards Affected – Change your PIN now

Sakshat Karkare / 9 years
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3 min read

As many as 32 lakh debit cards of customers of HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Yes Bank, Axis Bank, and SBI have been affected by what is being called India’s biggest ATM card hack. As reported by the Economic Times, the breach could have been caused by a malware that was introduced in the systems of […]

10 Dos and Don’ts of Internet Security on Cyber Security Awareness Month

Sakshat Karkare / 10 years
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3 min read

October is observed as the Cyber Security Awareness Month. And we thought of celebrating it by sharing some essential dos and don’ts of Internet security with you. And here they are. The DOs 1. While you are banking, shopping or paying your bills online, check if the website’s URL begins with ‘https’. Also look for […]

Ransomware Alert! ODIN – A new variant of Locky Ransomware

Quick Heal Security Labs / 10 years
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3 min read

A new variant of the infamous Locky Ransomware has been observed in the wild. It’s called Odin. This variant appends the extension .odin to the files it encrypts with new ransom note filenames. This ransomware is being spread via spam emails that carry a malicious WSF Script attachment. How Odin encrypts the victim’s files • […]

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