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Alert! Wormable Android malware is spreading through social media applications

Digvijay Mane / 5 years
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4 min read

Autoreply is a convenient feature through which users can send a custom message as an automatic reply for unanswered incoming email, SMS, WhatsApp messages, and more. There are many applications on Google Play Store which offers such functionality. We have recently noticed malicious applications which are abusing this particular functionality. Fig 1. Content used for […]

Malicious malware impacting reviews and ratings of application

Akshay Singla / 5 years
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7 min read

COVID-19 pandemic has confined a big part of the population indoors, doing their work and daily chores online. This has had a direct impact on mobile app usage trends, especially among on-demand mobile apps. Mobile applications have become a necessity for varied purposes, including video conferencing, communicating, attending online classes, streaming services, playing games, ordering […]

Cyber threats against Macs are increasing! Are you prepared?

Quickheal / 5 years
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4 min read

Let’s get to the point immediately: if you use an Apple Mac system, it doesn’t mean that you are safe from cyber-attacks. If you don’t take the necessary actions to protect your Mac, you’re just one mistake away from an infected system. It’s important to point this out strongly as there’s been a long-running misconception since the […]

Risk of downloading apps from unauthorized stores

The risks of downloading apps from unauthorized app stores

Quickheal / 5 years
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3 min read

As an avid smartphone user, do you get frustrated at not finding the app you want on the official Google Play Store or App Store? For instance, if you are in India and wanted to check out TikTok, you won’t find it on either of these platforms as the Indian government has banned it for […]

Zloader: Entailing Different Office Files

Anjali Raut / 5 years
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5 min read

Zloader aka Terdot – a variant of the infamous Zeus banking malware is well known for aggressively using “.xls”, “.xlsx” documents as its initial vector to deliver its payload. Despite this, recently we have come across “.docm” file which is being used by Zoader family to perform its initial activity. This shows adversaries like to […]

Ensure partnering with a reliable VPN vendor

Data of 21 Million VPN users breached

Jatin Sharma / 5 years
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3 min read

VPN is a prominent tool for enhanced online life. VPN consists of a tunnel that your encrypted data travels down, keeping you more secure and anonymous on the internet. Lately, there is a huge interest in using a VPN as a major online security tool. It has become a remarkable tool for travellers, online shoppers, […]

Hacker sabotage: Are they now going for your car?

Quickheal / 5 years
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3 min read

It might sound like a story from the world of science-fiction. But it’s a scenario that has become an increasing reality—malicious threat actors are finding ways to hack into cars and other automotive vehicles! The most famous example of this phenomenon occurred in 2015 when two hackers demonstrated that they could use exploits to take […]

Ransomware erupts supporting farmer protests

SARBLOH: A NEW RANSOMWARE THAT DOES NOT DEMAND MONEY

Tejaswini Sandapolla / 5 years
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8 min read

Quick Heal Security Labs came across a Ransomware named “SARBLOH RANSOMWARE”, which claims to support the ongoing farmers protests in the country. In this attack, a malicious document is being spread which downloads ransomware from the following URLs – hxxps://s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/ans[.]video.input/transcode_input/profile16146815778005vw0qb.png hxxp://s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/ans[.]video.input/transcode_input/profile16146815778005vw0qb.png The downloaded ransomware encrypts the files on the system with extension .sarbloh and shows […]

Five tips to stay away from UPI frauds

Quickheal / 5 years
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4 min read

If there was one silver lining to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was the effect it had on India’s digital payment journey. According to the Chief Operating Officer of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), the digitization of India’s payment landscape was accelerated by the pandemic. The number of Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions in […]

Ransomware attacks erupt via Cyberpunk 2077

Quickheal / 5 years
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3 min read

Cyberpunk 2077 has been one of the most anticipated releases in gaming history. In development since 2012 and plagued by delays, the action role-playing game’s much-awaited release in December 2020 was an event in its own right. While the game itself received mixed reviews, cybercriminals also took advantage of the huge hype surrounding the game. […]