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Credit to Author: Rajib Singha| Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2018 13:44:52 +0000
Ever came across an online survey that promised you a handsome prize? I did. And here’s what happened. While I was going about my daily work on the Internet, I came across the below page. As you can see, I received a congratulatory message for being a loyal Google…
Read MoreCredit to Author: Pradeep Kulkarni| Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2018 05:09:15 +0000
Earlier we had blogged about how JAVA based jRAT malware were evolved in the recent times. At Quick Heal Security Labs, we are actively observing jRAT campaigns happening in the wild. These JAVA malware spread through phishing campaigns. While analyzing one such phishing campaign, we found that an International embassy in India was being targeted by phishers. The malware used in the phishing campaign was the infamous JAVA malware called jRAT. …
Read MoreCredit to Author: Amar Patil| Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2018 09:51:57 +0000
2017 was the year of ransomware and cryptocurrency miners but we are still seeing infectors posing as a prominent attack vector. However, old infectors still remain a significant threat to users. In 2017, we observed a few old infector families making new versions of their old code, though no new…
Read MoreCredit to Author: Amar Patil| Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2018 09:51:57 +0000
2017 was the year of ransomware and cryptocurrency miners but we are still seeing infectors posing a prominent attack vector. Although old, infectors still remain a significant threat to users. In 2017, we observed a few old infector families making new versions of their old code, though no new prominent…
Read MoreCredit to Author: Prashil Moon| Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2018 10:58:26 +0000
Browser extensions also known as add-ons or plug-ins are simple programs that extend the functionality of a web browser making it more convenient to use and giving a better browsing experience. Browser extensions are commonly used to Enhance the appearance as per convenience (E.g., a plug-in called Momentum converts a…
Read MoreCredit to Author: Prashil Moon| Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2018 14:27:49 +0000
This is an important advisory for our readers about the recently discovered CPU exploits called Meltdown and Spectre. As per the recent disclosure of Meltdown and Spectre vulnerability in popular CPUs, successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities will potentially allow an attacker to access recently accessed sensitive information like usernames and…
Read MoreCredit to Author: Rajib Singha| Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2018 13:37:12 +0000
If our readers can recollect, Quick Heal Security Labs had released an important advisory about an Android banking Trojan that is known to target about 232 banking apps. As a continuation of the post, here we will help you understand how you can protect yourself from this malware by following…
Read MoreCredit to Author: Prashil Moon| Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2018 14:27:49 +0000
With the recent disclosure of Meltdown and Spectre vulnerability in popular CPUs, Microsoft released out-of-band updates to patch almost all of the vulnerable systems. Upon successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities, an attacker can access recently accessed sensitive information like usernames and passwords from the system memory. After getting access to…
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