“You have committed network crime!” is a fake warning (ransomware) which states that you were watching materials with pornographic content or downloading unlicensed software, movies and music. This ransomware also states that all the examples found on your computer will be serving as material evidence in a court.You have 24 hours to call and get […]
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has asked the public to beware of Japan quake relief scams, WKYC reports. The report provides ten tips to help identify fake ‘charity’ efforts, as under: 1. Don’t respond to unsolicited/spam emails — including clicking links in those messages. Those links could contain a computer virus. 2. Be skeptical of […]
Hey All, Microsoft has worked diligently in the area of online privacy and Web tracking protection to propose industry solutions and to adopt the proposals of others to further the ability of industry self-regulation. Microsoft launched the Internet Explorer-9 having following improvements. Fast: With IE9, the Web delivers a new level of performance by unlocking […]
Adobe has issued a security warning over a zero-day vulnerability in its Flash Player, Adobe Reader, and Acrobat software packages which can lead to remote code execution The attack, which exists in Flash Player on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Solaris, and Android along with the Windows and Mac OS X versions of Adobe Reader […]
Microsoft has released March’s Patch Tuesday updates which comprise of 3 patches, one critical and two important, that fix four vulnerabilities. MS11-015 – Vulnerabilities in Windows Media Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2510030) The only critical vulnerability belongs to Windows Media, specifically DirectShow, Windows Media Player and Windows Media Center which could allow remote code […]
Backing up data is one of the most important, yet also one of the most neglected areas of computing. It should be at the top of your computer maintenance list, right next to virus protection. Without data backup or virus protection, you are running the risk of losing your data. And it will happen, don’t […]
Microsoft has released the first official service pack for Windows 7 on February 22, 2011. This is an important update that includes previously released security, performance, and stability updates for Windows 7. SP1 also includes new improvements to features and services in Windows 7, such as improved reliability when connecting to HDMI audio devices, printing […]
We have observed that cyber criminals are sending fake emails about tax refund. This is a latest cyber crime activity where they are trying to trap innocent users aimed at extracting bank details in the pretext of tax refund notification. The mails that you may receive about income tax refund is not sent by any […]
Technical Description A vulnerability has been identified in Microsoft Windows, which could be exploited by remote attackers or malicious users to cause a denial of service or take complete control of a vulnerable system. This issue is caused by a heap overflow error in the “BowserWriteErrorLogEntry()” function within the Windows NT SMB Minirdr “mrxsmb.sys” driver […]
With the beginning of warm up matches, the fever of cricket’s biggest carnival is rising. Every cricket fan is feeling its heat & we have good news for all those cricket crazy fans – “Quick Heal’s Crazy about Cricket” scheme. One more reason to cheer!! To participate in the scheme, you just have to buy, […]
