Quick Heal Reports New Malware Designed to Infect Protected Networks

Advertisement
By Press Trust of India | Updated: 31 August 2015 13:32 IST
Quick Heal Reports New Malware Designed to Infect Protected Networks
Security software maker Quick Heal has identified a new malware sample that is able to breach the 'sandbox' protection in computers of many small, medium, and large companies, a senior company official has said.

Detailed analysis of the malware sample - APT-QH-4AG15- revealed that it has been designed to infect highly protected networks. It also has several anti-sandbox tricks implemented within it, Quick Heal's Chief Technology Officer

Sanjay Katkar said.

Malware is an umbrella term used to refer to a variety of forms of hostile or intrusive software, including computer viruses, worms and other malicious programs. It can take the form of executable code, scripts, active content, and other software.

"The early success of sandbox-based appliances can be attributed to the fact that malware variants were never designed with such protection mechanisms in mind. Instead, these samples were focused on breaching traditional anti-virus and firewall solutions. This enabled them to breach traditional security solutions with zero-day (quick) attacks very frequently," Katkar said.

Advertisement

"But now that more enterprises are using these advanced threat protection sandbox-based appliances, new malware variants are being designed with an aim of penetrating this specific protection mechanism," he said.

He said companies need to consider and implement multiple layers of protection to safeguard networks.

Advertisement

"FireEye and others believe that the current anti-virus solutions and endpoint protections (EPS) are useless. In reality, the current malwares have been designed keeping in mind only End Point Security (EPS) and their main challenge is to pass EPS security and that is how the malwares have been designed/tested and released," he said.

With more organisations starting to use sandboxed appliance like FireEye or FortiSandbox, the newer malwares are being designed with these protection in mind, he said.

Advertisement

"Thus, new malware can easily bypass these security solutions and land up in user's inbox and network," Katkar added.

 

For the latest tech news and reviews, follow Gadgets 360 on X, Facebook, WhatsApp, Threads and Google News. For the latest videos on gadgets and tech, subscribe to our YouTube channel. If you want to know everything about top influencers, follow our in-house Who'sThat360 on Instagram and YouTube.

Further reading: Internet, Malware, Quick Heal
Advertisement

Related Stories

Popular Mobile Brands
  1. iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max Alleged Geekbench Listing Leaked
  2. Nothing Phone 3 to Be Manufactured in India, Company Reveals Model Number
  3. Poco F7 Spotted on Geekbench With Snapdragon 8s Gen 4, 12GB of RAM
  4. Realme 15 Pro Tipped to Launch in India in These Colour Options
  5. Top Smartphones Under Rs 30,000 in India (June 2025): Check List
  6. OnePlus 13s Sale Starts Today in India: Check Price and Offers
  7. OnePlus Nord 5 Allegedly Spotted on Geekbench With This Chipset
  1. Stellar Blade Becomes Sony's Biggest Single-Player Steam Launch Ever a Day After PC Release
  2. Microsoft 365 Copilot Vulnerable to Zero-Click EchoLeak Exploit, Cybersecurity Researchers Say
  3. Samsung Rolls Out One UI 8 Beta 2 Update for Galaxy S25 Series in Select Countries
  4. Amazon Prime Video Now Shows Twice As Much Ads As Before: Report
  5. iPhone 17 Pro Series Allegedly Listed on Geekbench; Scores Higher Than Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC
  6. Samsung Galaxy Buds Core, Buds 3 FE Surface in Galaxy Buds Controller App: Report
  7. OnePlus 13 to Be Used for All BGMI Matches at Upcoming BGMS 2025 Tournament
  8. Sony Announces Limited-Period Discount on Audio Products in India for World Music Day
  9. Brazil's Top Court Votes to Hold Social Media Platforms Accountable for User Posts
  10. Nintendo Switch 2 Closer to Xbox Series S Than PS4 in Power, Says Koei Tecmo
Gadgets 360 is available in
Download Our Apps
Available in Hindi
© Copyright Red Pixels Ventures Limited 2025. All rights reserved.