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Stay Alert – Malware Authors Deploy ELF as Windows Loaders to Exploit WSL feature

Rutuja Mane / 4 years
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5 min read

What is WSL? The Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is a resource inside the Windows operating system that allows users to execute Linux command lines on a machine running Windows operating system. The Windows Subsystem for Linux uses an application known as Bash.exe, which launches a Linux dialogue box within the Windows operating system interface. […]

Multi-Staged JSOutProx RAT Targets Indian Co-operative Banks and Finance Companies

Sameer Patil / 4 years
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10 min read

Quick Heal Security Labs has been monitoring various attack campaigns using JSOutProx RAT against different SMBs in the BFSI sector since January 2021. We have found multiple payloads being dropped at different stages of its operations. Although the RAT campaigns have also been previously reported on other countries, those targeting Indian companies are operated […]

CetaRAT APT Group – Targeting the Government Agencies

Prashant Tilekar / 4 years
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4 min read

CetaRAT was seen for the first time in the Operation SideCopy APT. Now it is continuously expanding its activity since then. We have been tracking this RAT for a long time and observed an increase in targeting the Indian government agencies. The CetaRAT infection chain starts with a Spear phishing mail with a malicious mail […]

What is Phishing? A Deep Dive into the Phishing Attack Mechanisms with Tips

Amruta Wagh / 4 years
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6 min read

Phishing is a technique used to steal credentials, personal information & financial details of a user. The attacker sends email or text to spoof the target, luring them to open malicious links or attachments. The most prevalent ways attackers attempt phishing attack are through social networking sites, SMS, and email notifications. We see a sudden […]

QUICK HEAL PRODUCTS ARE COMPATIBLE WITH WINDOWS 11 UPDATE

Update – Quick Heal products are compatible with Windows 11

Quickheal / 4 years
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2 min read

Microsoft has released an all-new Windows 11 Operating System (OS). This article highlights the new features in Windows 11 and how Quick Heal products are compatible with the latest OS version. Few highlights of Windows 11 Windows 11 has a whole new UI design with softer visuals and transparent backgrounds to boost users’ experience to […]

How Unlimited Internet Data Has Changed The Face Of Cybercrime?

Akshay Singla / 4 years
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6 min read

VoLTE: Voice over LTE is a high-speed wireless communication standard for mobile phones. It has up to three times more voice and data capacity than older 3G UMTS and up to six times more than 2G GSM. With its increased data capacity, users don’t need to use the data very judiciously, and they can keep […]

Blockchain & Fraud Prevention: Strategies to overcome the cryptocurrency scam

Vijay Yadav / 4 years
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6 min read

What is Cryptocurrency? Cryptocurrency is a type of digital currency that generally only exists electronically. There is no physical coin or bill unless you use a service to cash in cryptocurrency for a physical token. You usually exchange cryptocurrency with someone online, with your phone or computer, without using an intermediary like a bank. Bitcoin […]

Stay Protected from Bazarloader Malware with WordProcessingML Awareness

What you need to know about the BazarLoader Malware?

Anjali Raut / 4 years
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3 min read

At the start of February 2021, Bazarloader malware was in the news about its mechanism of delivering the initial attack vector. It tricks a victim into connecting with a fake call where a threat actor asks to download malicious excel attachments from the portal to infect them. We recently observed that its delivery mechanism is […]

Sextortion Scam: Blackmail scam emails that demand Bitcoin

Ayush Puri / 4 years
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3 min read

What is Sextortion? Sextortion is a scam via email or any other medium to blackmail the victim and threaten to expose private data like photos, web browsing history, chat history, etc. Generally, these sextortion scammers send emails & claim that they have gained access to the victim’s device, installed a Trojan virus by logging into […]

Scam Alert: Covid-19 Vaccine Phishing and Money Scam Hits India

Amruta Wagh / 4 years
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4 min read

As the COVID-19 vaccination drive kicks off in India, phishing scammers are looking to cash in on people’s quest to get the vaccine. Adversaries are tricking users into handing over cash or financial details in a recent bolstered vaccination scam through some bogus websites. Here’s how these scammers benefit themselves and put beneficiaries at potential […]