A new security vulnerability in Skype for Windows desktop was revealed yesterday. Skype desktop app comes with its own updater tool that periodically runs to keep the Skype app up to date. When an update is available, Updater tool copies/extracts another executable as “%SystemRoot%TempSKY.tmp” and executes it using the command line “%SystemRoot%TempSKY.tmp” /QUIET. A security … [Read more...] about A security flaw in Skype can allow an attacker to gain system-level privileges in PCs
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Attacker uses tricky technique of Excel 4.0 in Malspam campaign
Use of Phishing emails is not new for cyber-attack and is still one of the classic strategies to compromise a victim’s machine. Cyber criminals lure victims to open email attachments (mostly Doc and XLS files) by faking them to look like important one using keywords like invoice, payment, finance, order etc. Quick Heal Security Labs observed one such type of attack to … [Read more...] about Attacker uses tricky technique of Excel 4.0 in Malspam campaign