{"id":85170,"date":"2017-11-20T12:52:40","date_gmt":"2017-11-20T07:22:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs_admin.quickheal.com\/?p=85170"},"modified":"2017-11-20T12:58:18","modified_gmt":"2017-11-20T07:28:18","slug":"9-things-learn-quick-heal-quarterly-threat-report-q3-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quickheal.com\/blogs\/9-things-learn-quick-heal-quarterly-threat-report-q3-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"9 things you must learn from the Quick Heal Quarterly Threat Report Q3 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Quick Heal Quarterly Threat Report is a detailed analysis of cybersecurity threats that prevail during a particular quarter affecting the Windows and Android platform. Our Q3 (July – September) Threat Report is up and here are the 9 important things that we must know.<\/p>\n

#1<\/span><\/strong>. Quick Heal detected over 199 million malware samples<\/strong> on Windows.<\/p>\n

#2<\/span><\/strong>. LNK.Browser.Modifier<\/strong> is the top Windows malware of Q3 2017: It’s a Trojan that injects malicious codes into the browser which redirects the user to malicious links.<\/p>\n

#3<\/span><\/strong>. The Trojan<\/strong> family had the highest detection rate in Q3.<\/p>\n

#4<\/span><\/strong>. Nine<\/strong> new ransomware families were detected.<\/p>\n

#5<\/span><\/strong>. Quick Heal received over 2 million Android samples<\/strong> (Android samples are APK files – exhibiting malicious or suspicious behavior, received by Quick\u00a0 Heal Security Labs from multiple sources<\/em>). This figure is 40% higher<\/strong> than that received in the previous quarter Q2.<\/p>\n

#6<\/span><\/strong>. In Q3 2017, PUA family (Potential Unwanted Programs) grew 238%<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

#7<\/span><\/strong>. Quick Heal Detection<\/p>\n

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#9<\/span><\/strong>. Trends and predictions for Windows and Android users<\/p>\n

Windows Ransomware<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Newer and advanced variants of the Locky ransomware<\/a> family are expected to rise.
\n\u2022 Ransomware-as-a-Service type attacks may increase due to its user-friendliness and high return on investment (ROI).
\n\u2022 Cryptomix and Cerber ransomware are expected to hit its targets with new variants and sophisticated propagation techniques.<\/p>\n

Targeted Attacks<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Email attachments will be used largely to deliver malware to targeted users. These emails might use new file types for their attachments to avoid being detected by security software.
\n\u2022 We are observing more malware to be using Advanced Volatile Threats (AVTs) techniques for resilience. File-less malware are expected to add sophistication in their upcoming attacks.<\/p>\n

Android vulnerabilities<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Malware authors can access a user\u2019s device to gain almost anything they want by misusing critical vulnerabilities that are unpatched. Hence,
\nAndroid vulnerability becomes a major concern in the coming days. Blueborm & DirtyCow are the best examples.<\/p>\n

PUA on the rise<\/strong>
\n\u2022 PUA has been growing rampantly this year. It consistently rose from Q1 (41%) to Q2 (51%) to Q3 (61%).
\n\u2022 We are expecting more malware threats will use PUA to target the Android community.<\/p>\n

Download the full Quarterly Threat Report here:<\/em>
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