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MIRUS – a cryptomining virus

Cryptocurrencies are all the vogue now. This has resulted in the emergence of increasing cryptocurrency mining activities. Several platforms…

INFOGRAPHIC: Quick Heal Annual Threat Report 2018 | Key Findings

The Quick Heal Annual Threat Report 2018 is up and it puts together information that concerns individuals and…

Thanatos Ransomware – an analysis by Quick Heal Security Labs

Quick Heal Security Labs has come across a new ransomware with AES encryption technique that demands 0.01 Bitcoin…

New Saturn Ransomware offers ransomware-as-a-service

Quick Heal Security Labs has come across a new ransomware called ‘Saturn’ currently doing the rounds which upon…

A massive security flaw discovered in Skype. Fix not coming anytime soon.

Quick Heal Security Labs has recently learned about a serious vulnerability in Skype’s update installer – that’s the…

Vulnerabilities found in Broadcom Wi-Fi adapter of Lenovo laptop chipsets

Lenovo recently released an advisory, warning customers about two critical Broadcom vulnerabilities which impact 25 models of its…

Beware of the WhatsApp scam that promises free Adidas shoes!

So, this other day I get a forwarded message from a friend early in the morning. I thought…

The Runner: a key component of the SamSam ransomware campaign – An analysis by Quick Heal Security Labs

In Jan 2018, Greenfield, Indiana-based Hancock Health (healthcare network) was attacked by SamSam ransomware. It encrypted the files…

An analysis of an MS office document exploiting a zero-day flash player vulnerability (CVE-2018-4878)

Important update! Adobe Systems released a critical security update on 6.02.2017 to fix the vulnerability discussed in this…

How to detect and remove the bitcoin miner malware

This article aims to help you detect and remove the newly emerged fileless bitcoin miner malware and protect…