Pop-up Ad Alert! Beware of Unrealistic Claims on your Smartphones

What are pop-up advertisements? How can these pop-up ads infect your phone? What danger can this cause to the victim? How to stay safe from such a threat? As an unsuspecting smartphone user, you could be unknowingly inviting deceptive pop-up apps, and risking your device’s privacy and financial security. In this blog, we’ll be answering […]

Expiro: Old Virus Poses a New Challenge

A recent virus infection faced by some users was swiftly detected as being caused by Expiro. We have conducted an in-depth investigation and analysis on the intricacies of Expiro and what makes it such a potent threat. This article lays out our analysis and understanding of the matter from our Security Research Lab and offers […]

Banking Trojans

Beware – Banking Trojans Using Enhanced Techniques to Spread Malware.

In our Open-Source Threat Hunting, Quick Heal Security Researchers encountered a banking Trojan named Aberebot capable of stealing sensitive information from infected devices, including financial and personal data. Malware authors used advanced anti-reverse engineering and obfuscation techniques to avoid detection. From our investigation, the fake malicious application requires some risky permissions, as shown in Fig […]

Stay away from the Fireball Malware – Update your Antivirus

In its latest advisory, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has warned Internet users of the Fireball malware. This post explains what this virus is all about and how you can stay away from it. What is the Fireball Malware? Fireball is a browser-hijacker that attacks the victim’s web browser. It is designed to […]