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How to get your kids interested in cyber security?

Adithya Omanakuttan / 13 years
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3 min read

Getting less tech-savvy family members, especially teenagers and younger children, interested in computer security is a thankless task. It is necessary to teach them the implications of security breaches along with the importance of preventive measures. Children and young adults are more vulnerable to security risks like viruses, phishing websites and other worms. Moreover, they […]

The different types of malware seen in the wild

Adithya Omanakuttan / 13 years
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4 min read

We repeatedly speak about the different techniques that attackers use to infect machines with malware. We also provide precautions that users can take to protect themselves from malware and phishing threats. In this post we will highlight the different strains of malware that are seen in the wild and what dangers they pose. Though most […]

Security news updates from the last week

Adithya Omanakuttan / 13 years
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2 min read

Microsoft releases ‘Fix it’ tool for IE vulnerability Microsoft has released a temporary “Fix it” tool for the highly publicized Internet Explorer vulnerability. A full IE update will soon be released as well. The security hole exploited Internet Explorer users when they visited a malicious website and installed a trojan known as Poison Ivy on […]

Malware attack through Facebook photo tag notification

Ranjeet Menon / 13 years
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2 min read

This is a warning for Facebook users. A fraudulent email is circulating on the Internet claiming to be from Facebook and saying you’ve been tagged in a photo. The email probably looks like this: On a closer look the email is from “notification @faceboook.com” and not from a “Facebook.com” domain. This is a specially crafted email […]

DNSChanger server shutdown deadline looming

Sanjay Katkar / 14 years
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1 min read

Quick Heal would like to remind its users about the impending DNSChanger server shutdown on July 9th. If you have been following this piece of news, you will be aware that the shutdown deadline is now just two days away. People who still have this malware on their machine will not be able to access […]

3 Security news updates you may have missed

Adithya Omanakuttan / 14 years
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2 min read

Malware causes printer outage and gibberish A malicious program called Milicenso afflicted printers across various offices in the world causing them to print garbled data. India, the US, Europe and South America were the majorly afflicted territories. Milicenso has been used in the past by malicious cyber groups and it has now reared its ugly […]

Threatening apps doing the rounds on Google Play

Adithya Omanakuttan / 14 years
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2 min read

Here are a few potentially risky applications for Android that you should avoid. The first one is a variant of the notorious mobile spyware, Zeus. Users should actively avoid this app, whereas the second one has some serious privacy related implications. Zeus malware poses as security app A new version of Zeus malware disguises itself […]

Fake USPS emails continue

Ranjeet Menon / 14 years
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2 min read

Here at Quick Heal we constantly warn Internet users about the continuous outbreaks of fake USPS email scams. We have observed a continuous increase in the percentage of fake USPS emails over the past few months. Given below are some stats about the percentage of fake USPS emails out of the total fake emails reported. Month Feb […]

DNSChanger: Temporary servers to shut down on July 9th, infected machines to lose Internet access

Sanjay Katkar / 14 years
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3 min read

According to recent reports, 330,000 machines all over the world are still infected with the DNSChanger malware. Machines infected with this malware beyond July 9th will be unable to access the Internet. Quick Heal users need not worry though, as they are protected against this threat. The malware signature is detected by Quick Heal and […]

‘Flamer’ Lights Fire In Cyber Space

Rajesh Nikam / 14 years
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3 min read

We would like to update our readers about the findings of Flamer, the recent information stealing malware which is making news in Cyber Space. Investigation shows that a few of the malicious Flamer components were reported in the Online Scanner portal around 2 years and 10 months ago (in August 2009). Shown below are the […]