Latest News about Information Security

Let’s take a quick glance at some interesting news that has been brewing in the world of information security this week.

Ubisoft – Too Soft Against Hackers!
Ubisoft has always hit the spotlight with its heavyweight games like Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry and others. Yet again, it’s in news, but this time, for the wrong reasons. The France-based company has announced in its blog, that one of their Websites has been hacked exposing user names, email addresses, and encrypted passwords. Given that, it has strongly recommended those with a Ubisoft account to change their passwords immediately. Read more about this incident here.

Hackers can Easily Transform Good Android Apps into Notorious Ones
Seems like, the issues surrounding the Android platform have become a common parlance. The legitimacy of an Android app is determined by the signature it contains; it is like an identity card. But reportedly, a new security hole has been discovered in Android that allows hackers to change the application’s code and turn it into a malicious one. And this can be done without changing the app’s signature. So, what may look like a genuine Android app, could be actually stealing sensitive data like passwords, credit card information, etc. from the victim’s phone.

Fake Jay-Z’s Malicious Android App Doing the Rounds
Recently, Jay-Z announced that Samsung Galaxy smartphone (S3, S4 and Note 2) owners can download his new album “Magna Carta Holy Grail” for free, via an Android app from Google Play store. No sooner than this news was up, fake versions of the Magna Carta app populated non-official Android sites, for people without Galaxy smartphones. Reportedly, the fake app does function like the real one, but it also sends information about the victim’s device to an external server. But that’s not all, the app was also meant to deliver an anti-Obama message on July 4th; it was regarding America’s cyber surveillance program PRISM. Read the entire story here.

Fix your Privacy Policies or Face the Music – UK to Google
Search engine giant Google is under the scanner of UK authorities. The latter believes that the privacy policies of the search engine fail to comply with UK Data Protection Act. The company has also been criticized for not being transparent about how the data of its users is used across its products. Similar allegations have been expressed by other European data authorities. Google has been issued an ultimatum to right what it has been doing wrong, before 20 September. Read more about it here.

Increase in Phishing Scams Targeting Apple Users
Apple users are increasingly being targeted by phishing scams. Compared to last year, these scams have increased by a factor of about 200. Reportedly, incidents of people getting fake emails from Apple are in the figure of millions per day. Scammers are mainly after users’ Apple ID and payment information, which they can use to exploit their iTunes account and other sensitive data like credit card information. Apparently, most of these phishing mails urge users to verify their Apple ID details.

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  1. i have a problem to open my quick heal by showing this error
    (before proceeding with quick heal secure browser we recommend you to close all other ptevious instances of your default browser running outside of quick heal secure browse..)
    plzz suggest me some soluation……

    Reply
    • Rajiv Singha Rajiv SinghaJuly 8, 2013 at 10:01 AM

      Hello Gulzar,

      Whenever you start the Quick Heal secure browse, the message (“before proceeding with Quick Heal Secure Browse we recommend you to close all other previous instances of your default browser running outside of Quick Heal Secure Browse”) is displayed by default. It is not an error message. Simply click “OK” and you are good to go.

      Regards,

      Reply
  2. Avatar Indranil BhowmickJuly 6, 2013 at 10:20 PM

    I am using your QHTS 2013 & using Win 7 ultimate pirated version.
    I perform various financial transactions online.
    In what way my security is compromised as I am using a pirated OS.
    I have talked even with bank officials they say whatever you use there is no problem with net banking operations.
    Its (net banking) is hack proof.

    Please give your suggestions regarding this

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    • Rajiv Singha Rajiv SinghaJuly 8, 2013 at 10:16 AM

      Hi Mr. Bhowmick,

      Quick Heal Total Security 2013 protects your machine from all types of security threats. And having a genuine copy of Windows OS, adds to the overall security. Pirated versions of Windows OS do not receive security patches which the original versions do.

      As far as the security of netbanking is concerned, it depends on what security measures your bank has put into place. Read this post where we have discussed some important online banking safety tips.

      Regards,

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    • as you said gulzar about the error message
      i have the same problem but when i click ok it goes to a new webpage
      so please help me about this situation

      Reply
  3. Avatar prateek guptaDecember 11, 2013 at 12:08 AM

    please recoomend me some solution for my antivirus…

    i purchased a new licensed version and i installed it….but now itz not running…

    as i run quickheal the show a dailog box
    ” nBefore proceeding with quick heal secuere browse we recommend you to close all other previous instances of your default browser running outside of quick heal secure browser”

    please guve me appropriate solution

    Reply
    • Hi Prateek,

      Whenever you start the Quick Heal Secure Browse, the message (“before proceeding with Quick Heal Secure Browse we recommend you to close all other previous instances of your default browser running outside of Quick Heal Secure Browse”) is displayed by default. It is not an error message. Simply click “OK” and you are good to go.

      If you still face any further issues, kindly get in touch with our support team at 0-927-22-33-000. They will help you solve it.

      Regards,

      Reply
  4. How do i set opera as default web browser in Quick Heal Secure Browser

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  5. Avatar Alok AgrawalFebruary 10, 2015 at 8:10 AM

    i have a problem to open my quick heal by showing this error
    (before proceeding with quick heal secure browser we recommend you to close all other ptevious instances of your default browser running outside of quick heal secure browse..)
    plzz suggest me some soluation……

    when i click ok it goes to a new webpage
    so please help me about this situation

    Reply
    • Rajiv Singha Rajiv SinghaFebruary 13, 2015 at 3:00 PM

      Hi Alok,

      If you are trying to open your Quick Heal Dashboard, then go to Start > Programs > Quick Heal antivirus > Activate Quick Heal antivirus.

      If you are trying to access Quick Heal Safe Browser, then you will get this message if you there are any browsers that are already opened. So, close these browsers, and then click OK on the prompt message.

      Regards,

      Reply