Almost every computer user has more than one account for social networking sites, email accounts, bank accounts, online shopping portals, etc. And for obvious reasons, it becomes difficult for them to remember their login credentials, and this gives away to a habit of saving username and passwords in web browsers, email clients, FTP clients, etc. […]
After you are done shopping on any e-commerce website, receiving a confirmation email about your purchase is an expected thing. But, if you are receiving any such confirmation emails whose sender seems to be a popular online shopping portal and are mostly blank but contain attachment(s), then be cautious. Many users have reported about receiving […]
Our readers would be glad to know that the new and enhanced version of the Quick Heal product series is here! Based on the various feedback and suggestions received from our users across the world, we have brought in some major enhancements to this year’s product line and also introduced some new features too. The […]
Ramnit was introduced as a worm into the cyber world during the end of 2010. In these few years, researchers at Quick heal Labs have observed a drastic change in the components of this malware. Malware authors of this family are continuously upgrading to adapt to the changing needs of the market. An interesting trait […]
Earlier, malware authors kept their payloads on Command and Control (C&C) servers or compromised websites. And to do this, they had to setup their C&C server or compromise a genuine website. But now, they don’t need to bother about such things, as they have started using genuine file sharing sites like “Pastebin.com” which allows user […]
Here’s a light, crisp refresher on 7 good computer security habits for you all. #1st Tip Lock your PC when you are away This is a no-brainer; yet, most of us may conveniently forget to do so. And we don’t realize its importance until some miscreant gets their hands on our private stuff. So, lock […]
UPDATE – May 5th, 2016 Achieving cyber security is getting harder every year, and the most critical aspect of this process is passwords. With so many different passwords to remember for every individual, there are several loopholes which need to be secured. Have a look at the infographic below to know the Do’s and Don’ts […]
Back in December 2015, Joomla, the well-known content management system (CMS) was hit with a serious zero day vulnerability called CVE-2015-8562. Joomla versions 1.5.x, 2.x, and 3.x before 3.4.6 were affected by it. Many public exploits were seen in the wild which were exploiting this vulnerability before the CVE was assigned to it. Interestingly, even […]
Most malicious websites are designed to drop malware on your computer the moment you visit them. This type of an unexpected attack is known as a drive-by download. Sometimes, even trusted and harmless looking websites can do this to your computer. Quick Heal Browser Sandbox is an important security feature that counters such attacks. Browser […]
Although pretty old, this Facebook video scam has again started gaining momentum on Facebook. This post explains what is this all about. A couple of days back, I saw a post on my Facebook timeline which looked like this: The post reads “You cannot watch this video for more than 15 secs” and it is accompanied […]
