With services like WhatsApp and other such messaging platforms, communication has become easier and highly convenient. But, as these services gain popularity, they start attracting a whole lot of scammers and criminal minds. This post tells you about two types of potential online scams that you must watch out for. A couple of days back, […]
When was the last time you took a flight to someplace and back and then carelessly threw your boarding pass into the bin without even thinking twice? Well if you regularly follow this habit, then you will be concerned to know that every boarding pass contains a barcode that holds a lot of personal information […]
If our readers can recall, in an earliest post we had discussed TeslaCrypt – what it is and what it does. This post has some important information related to recent findings from our Labs. Read on to know more. First, a brief flashback! TeslaCrypt belongs to the family of ransomware; it was detected in February […]
In today’s post, you will get to learn some of the basic and important differences between two of our products – Quick Heal AntiVirus Pro vs Quick Heal Internet Security. While, both these products work to defend your system against malware, viruses and other threats, they differ on the level of strength of protection that […]
In continuation to the first part of Security Habits to Break and Make in 2016, this one is the second part that talks about choosing strong and not-so-constant passwords. No.2 Security Habit to Break: Having devices that are not password protected. No.2 Security Habit to Make: Create complex and strong passwords for your device and […]
The beginning of a year gives us a reason to do better than what we have been doing so far. Most of us make new resolutions, take up new interests, improve and build relationships at work and home, and so on. Then there are those who work tirelessly to invent newer and sneakier ways to […]
Here we are in a New Year with all new resolutions and promises. While we keep some, we often tend to break many. Quick Heal will always advise you to work on your promises. Every year, Quick Heal promises to come up with better and updated versions of security solutions for your mobile devices. While […]
As we turn over a new leaf, and anticipate new beginnings, it’s time to look at the top 10 security blog posts of 2015 in retrospect. #1. 6 Easy Steps to Tighten your Gmail Security! The post talks about some really easy steps that users must take to ensure that their Gmail account is secured […]
Quick Heal’s Malware Intelligence reporting system keeps a track of threats that are detected on its customers’ machines. From last quarter’s malware detection stats, we found that there were constant detection alerts for a well-known Adobe flash exploit in India. It is known as CVE-2015-5119. Our analysis of this threat revealed that the attacker had […]
It is time to say goodbye to 2015 and welcome 2016. New Year wishes, greetings and celebrations are on its way. And, so are New Year resolutions and predictions. Quick Heal family wishes you a Merry Christmas and a safe and secured New Year 2016. 2015 was an eventful year for Quick Heal. The IT […]
