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Mobile payments are on the rise, but are they safe?

Several non-banking institutions have entered the market offering payment services and this has only boosted the consumer’s readiness…

Mobile Payment App

Android Ransomware Alert! DoubleLocker changes your phone’s PIN and encrypts your data

DoubleLocker is an Android ransomware the likes of which have never been seen before. The malware is designed…

What is Bad Rabbit Ransomware and how can you stay safe?

On 24 October 2017 (Tuesday), a new ransomware was let loose on the Internet. It is known as…

Bad Rabbit Ransomware

Another Ransomware Outbreak! This time it’s Bad Rabbit

The recent Bad Rabbit ransomware outbreak is currently making headlines. This post outlines the analysis of the ransomware…

Beware of the WhatsApp spam message that begins with ‘Have you seen this?’

A few days back I received a message from one of my contacts on WhatsApp. The message read,…

Quick Heal supports the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update

Microsoft’s Windows 10 Fall Creators Update is now available. This post lists some of the highlights of this…

A recent .NET Framework zero day Vulnerability (CVE-2017-8759) is dropping Infostealer malware- An analysis by Quick Heal Security Labs

.NET Framework Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2017-8759) is a code injection vulnerability in the SOAP WSDL parser of…

CVE-2017-11826 – Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability – an Alert by Quick Heal Security Labs

The recent zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft Office vulnerability CVE-2017-11826 enables attackers to perform a Remote Code Execution on…

1.3 Lakh stolen from a Mumbai-based man’s bank account in a scam asking him to link phone to Aadhaar

In yet another incident of bank fraud, Paul (name changed for privacy reasons), a Mumbai-based man lost Rs….

How a ransomware infects your computer [INFOGRAPHIC]

Education is a constant process – it never stops. While we have spoken about ransomware at great lengths…