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New Android Malware known as Android.AVPasser.A Detected

  • Adithya Omanakuttan / 12 years
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A new variation of mobile malware that affects Android based devices has been detected by the Quick Heal Labs. An innovative feature of this malware is that it detects certain mobile security applications on the device and modifies their databases in order to avoid detection. Quick Heal Detection: Android.AVPasser.A As all other forms of Android […]

The End is Near for Windows XP. Is Your Business Prepared?

  • Adithya Omanakuttan / 12 years
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When Windows XP was first released in October 2001, the Apple iPod was just 2 days old and Wikipedia had only been around for a few months. But now, there is less than a month to go for Microsoft to pull the plug on Windows XP with the impending deadline of April 8, 2014 just […]

Latest IT Security News and Updates for the Week

  • Adithya Omanakuttan / 12 years
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There are several interesting new developments in the security world, and here are some of the news stories from the week gone by that you should be looking at. Facebook Whatsapp deal for $19 billion still not completed due to privacy concerns If you have doubts about your private data being misused thanks to Facebook’s […]

Meet Chameleon – The Wi-Fi Virus that Spreads Like the Common Cold!

  • Sakshat Karkare / 12 years
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Chameleon is a new virus in town that spreads between unprotected or poorly protected Wi-Fi access points (wireless router) just like the common cold spreads between humans. Wi-Fi access points (APs) are devices that transmit and receive Wi-Fi signal. In other words, whenever you are accessing Wi-Fi, your device is connected to a Wi-Fi access […]

How Security Savvy are Your Staff?

  • Adithya Omanakuttan / 12 years
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Modern business enterprises deal with large stacks of crucial data that need to be processed at high speeds. As a result, security is often a blind spot for them. Basic enterprise security tips are overlooked for the sake of convenience and this eventually leads to security breaches or data loss. While CIOs implement precautions like […]

How to Recover from a Malware Infection

  • Adithya Omanakuttan / 12 years
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Avoiding and preventing malware on a computer is far simpler than removing it from an infected machine. Nevertheless, once a machine has been infected with malware, it is imperative to remove it immediately. Clear signs like lowered speed, popups, disabled functionality and more, indicate the presence of malware on a machine. However, what does one […]

A New Generation of Cyberattacks that Can Fry Your Computer

  • Sakshat Karkare / 12 years
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If we thought that cyberattacks can only affect our computers to the software level, then here’s a something to give this thought a different perspective! Uptil now, we witnessed cyberattacks going after the software components of targeted computers. But apparently, there is something scarier than this; something that can take down the hardware – the […]