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Credit to Author: Prachi Sudame| Date: Tue, 25 Dec 2018 09:13:28 +0000
As a normal user we receive multiple emails on a daily basis with PDF as an attachment. Recently, at Quick-Heal Security Lab, we observed a malicious PDF file sent to users as an attachment via a phishing mail. These PDF files look like a regular document but that’s not the…
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Credit to Author: Jörg Schindler| Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2018 08:43:41 +0000
Profitsteigerung ist eine der Maximen jedes Cyberkriminellen. Da wundert es nicht, dass die SophosLabs nun eine neue Machenschaft aufgedeckt haben, die auf der Tatsache beruht, dass Werbetreibende mehr Geld pro Klick zahlen, wenn dieser von vermeintlich wohlhabenderen iPhone- oder iPad-Besitzern kommt. Da der sogenannte Klickbetrug, bei dem kommerzielle Werbeflächen geklickt oder Klicks zur Manipulation der […]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/Rj2Gjs0RSbQ” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read MoreCredit to Author: Rupali Parate| Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2018 07:16:46 +0000
Quick Heal Security Lab has spotted few FakeApps with more than 50,000+ installations on Google Play Store. These applications appear to be genuine as a PDF reader, PDF Downloader, PDF Scanner etc., but don’t have such functionality. The main purpose of these apps is to increase the download count of…
Read MoreCredit to Author: Anant Pulgam| Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2018 12:44:21 +0000
GandCrab has been in the wild since last week of January 2018. Over the period it kept learning from its mistakes and GandCrab’s agile development grabbed the attention of many security researchers. From moving its servers to Namecoin powered Top Level Domain (.BIT TLD) servers after the first breach, then learning from…
Read MoreCredit to Author: Ghanshyam More| Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2018 11:58:50 +0000
On the back of an upswing in Ransomware activity, we decided to carry out an in-depth analysis of Ghost Ransomware. Interesting fact about this malware is that it uses multiple components to encrypt user files. Technical Analysis : Main malware executable (Ghost.exe) is compiled using the DotNet Framework. The infection…
Read MoreCredit to Author: Ghanshyam More| Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2018 10:59:58 +0000
For several months, Quick Heal Security Labs has been observing an increase in ransomware, we have found one more interesting ransomware which encrypts files and adds extension “.katyusha” and demands for an amount of 0.5 btc within three days and threatens to release the data to public download if the ransom is not…
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Credit to Author: Naked Security| Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2018 16:01:56 +0000
Los cibercriminales están teniendo éxito en evadir la detección en ordenadores Windows abusando de herramientas de administración legítimas que se encuentran frecuentemente en ese sistema operativo. Este es uno de los puntos fundamentales del Informe de Amenazas SophosLabs 2019, que explica cómo esta técnica pasó de ser poco utilizada a una de las más populares […]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/JEBe1BPE9-I” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
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Credit to Author: Sophos Italia| Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2018 06:26:52 +0000
Una nuova ricerca mette in evidenza le vulnerabilità dei bancomat<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/VpPDL9xMt_o” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
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