The first computer virus was designed for an Apple computer, by a 15 year old

Contrary to popular belief, the first widespread computer virus that actively spread ‘in-the-wild’ was designed to target Apple…

A history of Mac malware: The Apple of a virus developer’s eye

Apple Macs are falsely believed to be invincible and completely safe against malware threats and security breaches. But…

Manhattan Court charges creators of Gozi, the world’s most destructive financial virus

In a landmark development for the cyber security world, three cyber criminals have been charged in a Federal…

Your Apple Mac does not need computer security: Myth or not?

There is a widespread misconception in the mainstream computing market that Apple Macs are more secure than Windows…

The persistent threat of PC malware: Top Windows malware families of 2012

2012 has seen various malware threats and international cyberespionage tools evolve to new heights. However, the PC still…

Forbes India profiles Quick Heal Technologies Pvt. Ltd. and Kailash Katkar, MD & CEO

When Kailash Katkar, MD & CEO of Quick Heal Technologies Pvt. Ltd. started his own computer service center,…

New ransomware spreads through malicious links in Skype IMs

A new malicious worm that spreads through Instant Messages (IMs) over Skype has been discovered. This worm manifests…

Infographic: Quick Heal’s DNAScan Technology

As the proliferation of the Internet and the use and abuse of Web 2.0 increases, computer users are…

NPAV – Net Protector AntiVirus truth exposed

Since the last 3-4 days we have come across a lot of cases of reported infection of W32.Xpaj…

Hijacking Facebook Credentials by Ramnit

The Ramnit Virus, which infects Windows executable and HTML files, spreads through removable media and was first detected…