The Rising Threat of SMiShing reaches millions of mobile users

Most of us have had to deal with rampant phishing emails at some point or the other, but…

European countries the primary source of premium-rate hoax calls

Last month we posted a blog about the ‘Wangiri’ scam and the fake missed calls that many people…

The “What, How and Why?” of Machine learning in Quick Heal 2013

An enhanced scan engine is one of the primary features of Quick Heal 2013. The engine is now…

Security news updates from the last week

Fake BlackBerry account activation email A fake BlackBerry account creation email is doing the rounds. The content of…

Oracle releases Java 0-day vulnerability security patch

Yesterday we highlighted the Java 7 0-day vulnerability (CVE-2012-4681) that necessitated immediate attention by disabling the Java plug-in….

How to avoid the latest Java 0-day vulnerability

Java application software has always been extremely vulnerable due to its cross-platform nature. Exploits developed for this software…

Quick Heal 2013 offers domain and sub-domain control for HTTPS sites

HTTPS protocols are utilized by many websites over the Internet today. This secure layer offers protection against man-in-the-middle…

TrojanDownloader.Kuluoz.B distributed via image based email

Another United Parcel Service (UPS) spam has been discovered and this involves emails regarding failed package deliveries due…

Quick Heal 2013 and Sandboxing ensure comprehensive protection

The advent of Web 2.0, social engineering and widespread Browser Exploit Packs (BEP) has led to the rise…

Fake Quick Heal Mobile Security application found on Russian website

In the past we have highlighted numerous fake antivirus applications that are available through unsolicited third-party sources. Installing…