Hacker – Page 6 – Computer Security Articles

Petya ransomware is affecting users globally, here are things you can do:

June 27, 2017 admin EternalBlue, Hacker, malware, MS17-010, Outbreak, Petya, phishing, ransomware, Shadow

Credit to Author: Pradeep Kulkarni| Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2017 03:18:54 +0000

Quick Heal Security Labs has come across a new strain of Petya Ransomware that is affecting users globally. This clearly looks like early sings of a new Ransomware attack that is spreading fast across the globe. Currently we have seen multiple reports of this ransomware attack from several countries. Our…

The post Petya ransomware is affecting users globally, here are things you can do: appeared first on Quick Heal Technologies Security Blog | Latest computer security news, tips, and advice.

QuickHeal Security

Beware! The TrickBot Trojan is back

June 16, 2017 admin banking Trojan, Hacker, phishing, ransomware, Security, TrickBot Trojan, Trojan

Credit to Author: Quick Heal Security Labs| Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2017 14:45:22 +0000

TrickBot Trojan was first identified in mid-2016 and considered similar to the Dyreza banking Trojan. Initially, the payload (the component of a computer virus that executes a malicious activity) was spreading through a malvertising campaign using the Rig Exploit Kit. From our current findings, we have found that TrickBot has…

The post Beware! The TrickBot Trojan is back appeared first on Quick Heal Technologies Security Blog | Latest computer security news, tips, and advice.

QuickHeal Security

Pharming – What is it and How Can you Dodge it?

May 16, 2017 admin email, Hacker, malware, Online Hoaxes, Padlock icon and https, Pharming, phishing, Safe online banking, Spoofed website, SSL certificate

Credit to Author: Rajib Singha| Date: Wed, 17 May 2017 05:30:26 +0000

If someday you intend to go to a mall but end up in a fish market, then that’s a case of bad directional sense. In the digital world, however, we call it pharming! How Does Pharming Work? Phishing is an online fraud where a scammer sends fraudulent emails to the…

The post Pharming – What is it and How Can you Dodge it? appeared first on Quick Heal Technologies Security Blog | Latest computer security news, tips, and advice.

QuickHeal Security

DNS Hijacking – a trend carried by Adware

April 21, 2017 admin Adware, DNS hijacking, Hacker, Security

Credit to Author: Threat Research Labs| Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2017 14:56:19 +0000

Adware have always known to be the most annoying group of malware since the beginning. Disrupting user’s browsing experience by showing countless advertising banners and redirecting them to websites without their consent. If that isn’t troublesome enough, getting rid of them is another big challenge in several cases. Gone are…

The post DNS Hijacking – a trend carried by Adware appeared first on Quick Heal Technologies Security Blog | Latest computer security news, tips, and advice.

QuickHeal Security

Cosmos Bank website compromised with RIG Exploit Kit which drops Cerber Ransomware

April 21, 2017 admin Adobe Flash, Cerber, compromised websites, exploit kits, Hacker, malware, ransomware, RIG exploit kit, Uncategorized, Vulnerability

Credit to Author: Pradeep Kulkarni| Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2017 13:22:25 +0000

Update: The incident has been taken care of by Cosmos Bank and its website (URL) is now clean and safe to use. Compromising popular websites has become a common strategy for attackers to spread infection in a widespread fashion. Attackers exploit unpatched vulnerabilities present on web servers in order to compromise…

The post Cosmos Bank website compromised with RIG Exploit Kit which drops Cerber Ransomware appeared first on Quick Heal Technologies Security Blog | Latest computer security news, tips, and advice.

QuickHeal Security

CVE-2017-0199 – Microsoft Office/WordPad Remote Code Execution Vulnerability w/Windows API

April 14, 2017 admin CVE-2017-0199, exploit, Hacker, malware, Microsoft Office, RTF, Vulnerability, WordPad, Zero-Day

Credit to Author: Pradeep Kulkarni| Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2017 09:52:28 +0000

The newly discovered zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2017-0199) in Microsoft Office/WordPad is being actively exploited in the wild. Almost all Microsoft Office versions are affected with this bug. To fix this vulnerability, Microsoft released a security update on April 11, 2017. Vulnerable Versions According to Microsoft, the following are the affected products…

The post CVE-2017-0199 – Microsoft Office/WordPad Remote Code Execution Vulnerability w/Windows API appeared first on Quick Heal Technologies Security Blog | Latest computer security news, tips, and advice.

QuickHeal Security

CVE-2017-5638 – Apache Struts 2 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

March 29, 2017 admin Apache, CVE, Hacker, hacking, malware, Vulnerability, Zero-Day

Credit to Author: Pradeep Kulkarni| Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2017 11:01:23 +0000

The well-known open source web application framework Apache Struts 2 is being actively exploited in the wild allowing hackers to launch a remote code execution attack. To address this issue, Apache has issued a security advisory and CVE-2017-5638 has been assigned to it. The zero-day bug has been rated with…

The post CVE-2017-5638 – Apache Struts 2 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability appeared first on Quick Heal Technologies Security Blog | Latest computer security news, tips, and advice.

QuickHeal Security

6 possible signs your Android phone may be infected with a virus

February 8, 2017 admin Android, Android malware, Cyber safety, Hacker, mobile malware, Mobile ransomware, Mobile virus, ransomware, Security

According to the Annual Security Threat Report by Quick Heal, mobile ransomware has increased by 450% from Q1 to Q4 in 2016 while mobile banking Trojan has shown an increase of 110%. Read the complete report here. All these stats only echo the fact that Android phones are a hotbed…

The post 6 possible signs your Android phone may be infected with a virus appeared first on Quick Heal Technologies Security Blog | Latest computer security news, tips, and advice.