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Another Ransomware Outbreak! This time it’s Bad Rabbit

Credit to Author: Quick Heal Security Labs| Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2017 08:46:53 +0000

The recent Bad Rabbit ransomware outbreak is currently making headlines. This post outlines the analysis of the ransomware by Quick Heal Security Labs. According to our telemetry, we have not seen any Bad Rabbit ransomware infection on our customer’s machines so far. Propagation technique Bad Rabbit is distributed via a…

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Beware of the WhatsApp spam message that begins with ‘Have you seen this?’

Credit to Author: Rajib Singha| Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2017 08:00:59 +0000

A few days back I received a message from one of my contacts on WhatsApp. The message read, “OMG!! Have you seen this? link” As you may have noticed, the message does not say much but has a link bearing the name of a popular online store. I didn’t click…

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Quick Heal supports the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update

Credit to Author: Rajib Singha| Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2017 04:42:03 +0000

Microsoft is soon coming up with a new update for Windows 10 PCs called Windows 10 Fall Creators Update. This post lists some of the highlights of this update and compatibility of Quick Heal products with the OS. Windows 10 Fall Creators Update – Highlights Security enhancements in Edge browser…

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A recent .NET Framework zero day Vulnerability (CVE-2017-8759) is dropping Infostealer malware- An analysis by Quick Heal Security Labs

Credit to Author: Ankita Ashesh| Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2017 06:56:40 +0000

.NET Framework Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2017-8759) is a code injection vulnerability in the SOAP WSDL parser of .net framework. This vulnerability was a zero-day when it was spotted in the wild. Quick Heal Security Labs had released advisory in the month of September 2017 to address it. This vulnerability…

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A recent .NET Framework zero day Vulnerability (CVE-2017-8759) is dropping Infostealer malware

Credit to Author: Ankita Ashesh| Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2017 06:56:40 +0000

.NET Framework Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2017-8759) is a code injection vulnerability in the SOAP WSDL parser of .net framework. This vulnerability was a zero-day when it was spotted in the wild. Quick Heal Security Labs had released advisory in the month of September 2017 to address it. This vulnerability…

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CVE-2017-11826 – Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability – an Alert by Quick Heal Security Labs

Credit to Author: Pradeep Kulkarni| Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2017 09:14:57 +0000

The recent zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft Office vulnerability CVE-2017-11826 enables attackers to perform a Remote Code Execution on targeted machines. According to a recently published blog post, this vulnerability is being exploited in the wild. Microsoft has released a security update on October 10, 2017, to fix this issue. Vulnerable…

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1.3 Lakh stolen from a Mumbai-based man’s bank account in a scam asking him to link phone to Aadhaar

Credit to Author: Rajib Singha| Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2017 09:59:51 +0000

In yet another incident of bank fraud, Paul (name changed for privacy reasons), a Mumbai-based man lost Rs. 1.3 Lakh from his bank account. Here’s what happened based on the story narrated by him in a Facebook post. After linking our Aadhaar card to bank accounts and PAN, we are…

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Mumbai-based man asked to link phone number to Aadhaar card, loses 1.3 Lakh

Credit to Author: Rajib Singha| Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2017 09:59:51 +0000

In yet another incident of bank fraud, Paul (name changed for privacy reasons), a Mumbai-based man lost Rs. 1.3 Lakh from his bank account. Here’s what happened based on the story narrated by him in a Facebook post. After linking our Aadhaar card to bank accounts and PAN, we are…

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