Security

How important are security patches and updates

Security vulnerabilities are increasing and just not so long before, we had to deal with so many of…

Can you spot a phishing email? Take this test and find out!

One of the oldest, nastiest and most lucrative tools used by hackers is phishing – a method to…

An in-depth analysis of a new, emerging “.url” malware campaign – by Quick Heal Security Labs

Last week, we had blogged about the emergence of a new attack vector ‘.url’ which is used to…

A free guide to 7 computer viruses you should know about

Computer viruses are nasty little programs that are designed to lay waste to your computer. Some destroy files…

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Chinese, Russian hackers counting on Apache Struts vulnerabilities – a report by Quick Heal Security Labs

Apache Struts is an open-source CMS based on MVC framework for developing Java EE Web Applications. Apache Struts has been widely…

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…

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…

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…

Malspam campaigns exploiting recent MS Office vulnerability ‘CVE-2017-11882’ – An Analysis by Quick Heal Security Labs

No wonder malspam campaigns are a major medium to spread malware. Previously, we have written about such campaigns…