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

March 7, 2018 admin Apache Struts, CVE, exploit, Hacker, Security, Security patch, vulnerabilities, Vulnerability

Credit to Author: Sameer Patil| Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2018 10:32:57 +0000

Apache Struts is an open-source CMS based on MVC framework for developing Java EE Web Applications. Apache Struts has been widely used by many Fortune 100 companies and government agencies over the years for developing web applications. But, websites built using a CMS constantly need to upgrade the CMS versions in their web application servers, because vulnerabilities…

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Beware! A new .Net Ransomware is encrypting files with .Lime

March 6, 2018 admin malware, ransomware, Uncategorized

Credit to Author: Bajrang Mane| Date: Tue, 06 Mar 2018 11:49:53 +0000

Cases of the “Lime ransomware” have been recently reported to Quick Heal Security Labs. Our research team has analyzed these cases deeply and found some useful information. This post shares this information to help users stay safe from ransomware attacks. ‘Lime’ is a newly discovered .net ransomware; it is also…

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MIRUS – a cryptomining virus

February 27, 2018 admin coinhive, File Infector, malware, miner, virus

Credit to Author: Preksha Saxena| Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2018 09:59:54 +0000

Cryptocurrencies are all the vogue now. This has resulted in the emergence of increasing cryptocurrency mining activities. Several platforms make mining services available to users. One such platform that provides JavaScript cryptocurrency miners for websites is CoinHive. Recently, we have analyzed a virus that infects user files with mining scripts. CoinHive is…

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Thanatos Ransomware – an analysis by Quick Heal Security Labs

February 22, 2018 admin Uncategorized

Credit to Author: Shriram Munde| Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2018 09:04:02 +0000

Quick Heal Security Labs has come across a new ransomware with AES encryption technique that demands 0.01 Bitcoin as a ransom after encrypting the victim’s files. It’s known as Thanatos Ransomware. Thanatos is a type of a Trojan malware that spreads through malicious advertisements, phishing sites, spam emails, freeware and…

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New Saturn Ransomware offers ransomware-as-a-service

February 19, 2018 admin Uncategorized

Credit to Author: Shriram Munde| Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2018 17:05:19 +0000

Quick Heal Security Labs has come across a new ransomware called ‘Saturn’ currently doing the rounds which upon encryption appends “. Saturn” extension to the encrypted files. Behaviour of Saturn Ransomware Upon arrival on the host machine, Saturn ransomware checks whether it is a virtual environment or has any debuggers….

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INFOGRAPHIC: Quick Heal Annual Threat Report 2018 | Key Findings

February 19, 2018 admin Adware, Android, Cyber safety, Infographic, malware, Mobile Security, ransomware, Security, Security threat report

Credit to Author: Rajib Singha| Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2018 12:46:37 +0000

The Quick Heal Annual Threat Report 2018 is up and it puts together information that concerns individuals and business owners alike. It gives an insight into how the cybersecurity landscape shaped up in 2017 and how it is going to be in 2018. This infographic presents a quick overview of…

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A massive security flaw discovered in Skype. Fix not coming anytime soon.

February 14, 2018 admin adobe, Adware, Android, apple, Applications, Blackberry, BYOD, Computer Security Terms, Cyber crime, Cyber safety, cyberwar, data breach, email, enterprise, Facebook, google, Hacker, Hacktivism, Infographic, iOS, LinkedIn, Location tracking, Mac OS, malware, microsoft windows, Mobile Security, news, Online privacy, Password, phishing, privacy, Safe Banking, Security, Security patch, skype, Tech Terms, Threat Report, Tips, Twitter, Uncategorized, Vulnerability, WhatsApp, WhatsApp scam, Windows XP, Youtube

Credit to Author: Shriram Munde| Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2018 09:10:30 +0000

Quick Heal Security Labs has recently learned about a serious vulnerability in Skype’s update installer – that’s the bad news. The worse news is, Microsoft is not going to patch the vulnerability anytime soon as this would require the updater to go through a ‘large code revision’. What is this…

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Vulnerabilities found in Broadcom Wi-Fi adapter of Lenovo laptop chipsets

February 13, 2018 admin adobe, Android, apple, Cyber crime, Cyber safety, iOS, microsoft windows, Security, Security patch, tech, Vulnerability

Credit to Author: Shriram Munde| Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2018 12:07:22 +0000

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 popular ThinkPad lineup. The Broadcom Wi-Fi chipsets used by Lenovo ThinkPad devices are affected by the CVE-2017-11120 & CVE-2017-11121 vulnerabilities. Both these issues…