LinkedIn security tips

4 Simple Tricks to Spot Fake LinkedIn Profiles

Do you use LinkedIn to connect with your professional contacts and to interact or look around for potential employment opportunities? If yes, then you must have surely received LinkedIn connection requests from some people unknown to you at some point in time. Most people assume that LinkedIn is a reliable and secure platform to meet […]

The Curious Case of Upatre

What is Upatre? Upatre is a piece of malicious software that downloads and executes other malware. The name ‘Upatre’ comes from User Agent string “UPdATes downloadER” used by the malware. We have been observing Upatre infections since 2013 at the Quick Heal Threat Research lab. The curious thing here is that, attackers running Upatre campaign […]

Older Versions of Quick Heal Android Apps will no Longer be Supported

This post is intended to inform our users that we are soon ending our support for Quick Heal Total Security App and Quick Heal Mobile Security App running versions lower than the latest one (2.01.045). The earlier versions are outdated and do not employ the advanced security defenses that are needed to combat the mobile […]

Fake shopping sites

Global Crackdown on 37,000 Fake Shopping Sites

Ecommerce websites are all the rage around the world today, and millions of goods exchange hands over the festive season in particular. There are several popular sites that a majority of people prefer shopping over; however, some people also choose some relatively unknown sites due to bigger discounts or more enticing deals. This may not […]

Superfish 2.0 on Dell

Superfish 2.0 – Dell Laptops Preinstalled with Similar Malware and Security Flaw

Earlier this year, several cases came to light where brand new Lenovo laptops came preinstalled with a strain of adware that was being used by hackers to steal sensitive data. This adware was known as ‘Superfish’ and it affected thousands of PC users around the world. The Superfish adware effectively exposed these new Lenovo laptops […]

Using Google Chrome on these Operating Systems Will be Risky

Google Chrome is one of the best web browsers around, and this is highlighted by its growing usage statistics around the world. In January 2015, the number of Chrome users around the world was around the 62% mark, and in the month of September this number has gone up to 66% of all Internet users […]

Security Hole in Gmail Android App Makes Phishing Attacks Easier

A recently discovered bug in the Gmail Android App allows anyone to pose as someone else, hiding their real email address. Although labelled as a “non-issue” by Google Security Team, the flaw can prove to be helpful for online scammers. Read the rest of the story from the post that follows. Phishing has been one of […]

Evolution of Android Malware – Quick Heal Threat Report Q3 2015

We recently reported the notable Windows malware stats and findings from the Quick Heal Quarterly Threat Report Q3, 2015. In this post we will be sharing some insights and interesting findings from the Android section of this report. As per latest data by IDC, there were close to 350 million active smartphones all around the […]

Windows Malware on the Rise – Quick Heal Threat Report Q3 2015

The Quick Heal Threat Research Labs receive malware trends from around the world in real-time and the results these findings show are very insightful. In the third quarter of 2015, the months of July, August and September, the Windows platform has undergone a rather large number of malware attacks and threats. When compared with the […]

Quick Heal Gadget Securance: Stay Connected, Stay Fearless!

It is not difficult to infer that there is this Nomophobia in all of us. It is the level of addiction and anxiety that varies. And, the good news is, Quick Heal has identified and diagnosed several cases of Nomophobia, and has come up with a cure called Quick Heal Gadget Securance – a combination […]