CVE-2018-8174: Windows VBScript Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability – An advisory by Quick Heal Security Labs

Credit to Author: Prashant Kadam| Date: Thu, 10 May 2018 11:50:17 +0000

The recent zero-day vulnerability in Windows VBScript Engine (CVE-2018-8174), enables attackers to perform a remote code execution on targeted machines. Microsoft has released a security advisory CVE-2018-8174 on May 8, 2018, to address this issue. According to Microsoft, it impacts most of the Windows Operating Systems. Vulnerable versions Windows 7 x86 and x64 versions Windows…

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CVE-2018-8174 : Windows VBScript Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability – An advisory by Quick Heal Security Labs

Credit to Author: Prashant Kadam| Date: Thu, 10 May 2018 11:50:17 +0000

The recent zero-day vulnerability in Windows VBScript Engine (CVE-2018-8174), enables attackers to perform a remote code execution on targeted machines. Microsoft has released a security advisory CVE-2018-8174 on May 8, 2018, to address this issue. According to Microsoft, it impacts most of the Windows Operating Systems. Vulnerable versions Windows 7 x86 and x64 versions Windows…

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Twitter bug attack: All you need to know & ways to fight such attacks

Credit to Author: Ankita Ashesh| Date: Thu, 10 May 2018 10:53:16 +0000

One company with a turnover of $2.44bn 330 million users 500 million tweets per day What does it take to bring an upheaval in such a magnanimous company? A bug and . . . . well, that’s all it needs! Twitter Inc. reported a bug encounter a few weeks ago….

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Quick Heal supports the Windows 10 April 2018 Update

Credit to Author: Rajiv Singha| Date: Wed, 09 May 2018 05:07:57 +0000

As part of the Windows 10 Updates, Microsoft has now come up with a new update for Windows 10 PCs. It’s called Windows 10 April 2018 Update. This post lists down some of the highlights of this particular update and Quick Heal’s compatibility with the OS. Highlights of the Windows…

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An analysis of the Dharma ransomware outbreak by Quick Heal Security Labs

Credit to Author: Bajrang Mane| Date: Wed, 02 May 2018 10:27:50 +0000

On April 25, 2018, Quick Heal Security Labs issued an advisory on a new ransomware outbreak. We are observing a sudden spike of Dharma Ransomware. Even though Dharma ransomware is old, we observed its new variant which is encrypting files and appending the “.arrow” extension to it. Previously the encrypted…

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Ransomware Alert! Follow these steps to secure your system against an ongoing ransomware attack

Credit to Author: Rajiv Singha| Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2018 05:42:11 +0000

Quick Heal has detected an ongoing ransomware attack. This post outlines the important steps you must take to protect your computer(s) against this threat. What to do to stay safe from the attack? Most of the steps mentioned below are technical in nature. If you need any assistance, please call…

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