A message about a Jio Prime offer is circulating among WhatsApp users. Do not fall for it because it’s a hoax. Last evening, I received this message from one of my contacts. Looks like a genuine message, doesn’t it? But, it is nothing but a hoax. How do we know? 1. The most important sign […]
Apache Struts is an open-source CMS based on MVC framework for developing Java EE Web Applications. Apache Struts has been widely used by many Fortune 100 companies and government agencies over the years for developing web applications. But, websites built using a CMS constantly need to upgrade the CMS versions in their web application servers, because vulnerabilities in the CMS framework directly […]
Cases of the “Lime ransomware” have been recently reported to Quick Heal Security Labs. Our research team has analyzed these cases deeply and found some useful information. This post shares this information to help users stay safe from ransomware attacks. ‘Lime’ is a newly discovered .net ransomware; it is also known as the ‘BigEyes’ ransomware. […]
Cryptocurrencies are all the vogue now. This has resulted in the emergence of increasing cryptocurrency mining activities. Several platforms make mining services available to users. One such platform that provides JavaScript cryptocurrency miners for websites is CoinHive. Recently, we have analyzed a virus that infects user files with mining scripts. CoinHive is a popular browser-based service that […]
The Quick Heal Annual Threat Report 2018 is up and it puts together information that concerns individuals and business owners alike. It gives an insight into how the cybersecurity landscape shaped up in 2017 and how it is going to be in 2018. This infographic presents a quick overview of the key findings of the […]
Quick Heal Security Labs has come across a new ransomware with AES encryption technique that demands 0.01 Bitcoin as a ransom after encrypting the victim’s files. It’s known as Thanatos Ransomware. Thanatos is a type of a Trojan malware that spreads through malicious advertisements, phishing sites, spam emails, freeware and cracked software. In spam emails, […]
Quick Heal Security Labs has come across a new ransomware called ‘Saturn’ currently doing the rounds which upon encryption appends “. Saturn” extension to the encrypted files. Behaviour of Saturn Ransomware Upon arrival on the host machine, Saturn ransomware checks whether it is a virtual environment or has any debuggers. If these checks are satisfied, […]
Quick Heal Security Labs has recently learned about a serious vulnerability in Skype’s update installer – that’s the bad news. The worse news is, Microsoft is not going to patch the vulnerability anytime soon as this would require the updater to go through a ‘large code revision’. What is this security flaw about? Security researcher, […]
Lenovo recently released an advisory, warning customers about two critical Broadcom vulnerabilities which impact 25 models of its popular ThinkPad lineup. The Broadcom Wi-Fi chipsets used by Lenovo ThinkPad devices are affected by the CVE-2017-11120 & CVE-2017-11121 vulnerabilities. Both these issues are rated as “critical” and received a CVSS 10 score which means they are highly […]
So, this other day I get a forwarded message from a friend early in the morning. I thought it was the usual good morning message but it was not and read as follows: “Adidas is giving away 3000 Free Pair of Shoes to celebrate its 93rd anniversary. Get your free shoes at <link>” It didn’t […]
