Amar Patil

Amar Patil

Amar is a security researcher at Quick Heal Security Labs and has 6 years of experience in the cybersecurity domain. He is interested in reverse engineering and analyzing security vulnerabilities and exploits.

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Cryptocurrency mining rampage throttles Linux machines – an analysis by Quick Heal Security Labs

Quick Heal Security Labs recently came across a Linux-based Monero (XMR) miner. Monero (XMR) is one of the…

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…

Virus Infectors: a perpetual attack vector – A report by Quick Heal Security Labs

2017 was the year of ransomware and cryptocurrency miners but we are still seeing infectors posing as a…