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Ransomware attacks through Remote Access are on rise. Secure your system now!!

Sushmita Kalashikar / 7 years
13
5 min read

Once again ransomware attacks are on the rise and this can leave your systems vulnerable to critical data loss and breach. In fact, the recent outbreak of ransomware allows cyber criminals to easily gain access to your computer through Remote Desktop using brute-force technique, which is capable of cracking weak passwords. With this post, we […]

Quick Heal supports the Windows 10 October 2018 Update

Sushmita Kalashikar / 7 years
0
2 min read

As part of the Windows 10 Updates, Microsoft has now come up with a new update for Windows 10 PCs. It’s called Windows 10 October 2018 Update. This post lists down some of the highlights of this particular update and Quick Heal’s compatibility with the OS. Highlights of the Windows 10 October 2018 Update Windows […]

Emerging trend of spreading malware through IQY files

Prashant Tilekar / 7 years
2
4 min read

Nowadays attackers are searching for new techniques to spread malware, recently we came across a new emerging way to deliver malware through IQY file. Till now we had seen spread of malware through various file types and chains such as Word document, Script, JAVA files. IQY file is an Excel Web Query file that is used […]

Beware of cyber attacks this holiday season!

Ankita Ashesh / 7 years
0
4 min read

With a range of festivals throughout the festive months, this is truly a time of celebration and joy as people come together. Whether it is Ganesh Chaturthi, Durga Puja, Diwali or Christmas, people everywhere are in a merry mood, spending time with their families and friends. These festive times also mean that it is a […]

CVE-2018-8440 – Task Scheduler ALPC Zero-Day Exploit in the Wild

Sameer Patil / 7 years
0
2 min read

The recent zero-day vulnerability CVE-2018-8440 in Windows Task Scheduler enables attackers to perform a privilege elevation on targeted machines. Microsoft has released a security advisory CVE-2018-8440 on September 11, 2018 to address this issue. According to Microsoft, successful exploitation of this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the security context of the local system. About […]

How secure is the Wi-Fi router at your home?

Ankita Ashesh / 7 years
2
3 min read

Your router, the box sitting in the corner of your house powers all your smart devices- mobile phones, laptops, tablets etc. with internet. It is the device which is directly exposed to the outside world and thus can be vulnerable to getting hacked. It may not store your personal information, but every time you access […]

I am invisible – Monero (XMR) Miner

Ghanshyam More / 7 years
0
4 min read

From the last one year, Quick Heal Security Labs has been observing a boost in the number of mining malware. Nowadays malware authors are using mining as a replacement for Ransomware to make money. Recently Quick Heal Security Labs came across a malware which mines Monero(XMR). This miner has many different components in it. The […]

Cryptocurrency miner hits IoT devices, mostly affects Brazil and Russia!

Pradeep Kulkarni / 8 years
0
3 min read

According to a blogpost published on Aug 1, 2018, 200,000 routers in Brazil were compromised to deliver Cryptocurrency mining scripts to mine Monero (XMR) cryptocurrency. Hackers compromised the vulnerable MikroTik routers by injecting CoinHive scripts into the routers web pages in order to carry out the mass Cryptocurrency miner attack. The IDS/IPS research team at […]

Beware of the Armage Ransomware – the File Destroyer!

Shriram Munde / 8 years
1
3 min read

In July last week, Quick Heal Security Labs detected a new ransomware called Armage. It appends ‘.Armage’ extension to files it encrypts. Armage ransomware uses the AES-256 encryption algorithm to encode files making them inoperable. It spreads via spam emails and corrupted text files. Technical analysis Once executed on the infected computer, Armage ransomware opens […]

Beware of the ‘Free Cycle Distribution Yojana’ WhatsApp message. It’s fake!

Ganesh Lakariya / 8 years
0
4 min read

As India’s Independence Day (15th of August) approaches, messages about free distribution schemes are doing the rounds on WhatsApp. Just recently, Quick Heal Security Labs detected a widespread circulation of one such message claiming that the Indian government will distribute free cycles to students on Independence Day, under the Free Cycle Distribution Yojana (scheme) Government […]

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