January, 2018 - Home

Quick Heal is compatible with Microsoft’s Jan 3 update for Meltdown and Spectre

Prashil Moon / 8 years
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2 min read

This is an important advisory for our readers about the recently discovered CPU exploits called Meltdown and Spectre. As per the recent disclosure of Meltdown and Spectre vulnerability in popular CPUs, successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities will potentially allow an attacker to access recently accessed sensitive information like usernames and passwords from the system memory. […]

What do we need to know about the CPU vulnerabilities Meltdown and Spectre?

Quick Heal Security Labs / 8 years
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3 min read

What exactly is a vulnerability? A security vulnerability (also known as a security hole) is a security flaw detected in a product that may leave it open to hackers and malware. Using such vulnerabilities, attackers can exploit the affected system/product for their profit in various ways. What is an exploit? Exploits are attacks performed on a […]

Android banking Trojan targets more than 232 apps including apps offered by Indian banks

Subhrojyoti Chowdhury / 8 years
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10 min read

Quick Heal Security Labs detected an Android Banking Trojan that targets more than 232 banking apps including those offered by Indian banks. The malware is known as Android.banker.A2f8a (Previously detected as Android.banker.A9480). Like most other Android banking malware, even this one is designed for stealing login credentials, hijacking SMSs, uploading contact lists and SMSs on a […]