Monthly Archives: February 2020

IIT Madras suffers a massive ransomware attack!

Posted: February 27, 2020

Categories: Ransomware, Security, Cyber Attack

Author: Npav Lab

All the research and exam data of IIT Madras gets encrypted.

Google eliminates 600 malicious apps from Play Store

Posted: February 25, 2020

Categories: Security, Google, Android Security

Author: Npav Lab

Google has recently removed various malicious applications from its play store.

Emotet circulating under the disguise of banking SMS

Posted: February 21, 2020

Categories: Security, Bank Phishing, Malware Alerts, Phishing

Author: Npav Lab

Emotet has further widened its wings and is now spreading through SMS.

Beware of Fake Paytm (Pytm) SMS Alerts for KYC

Posted: February 19, 2020

Categories: Security, Tips, Phishing, Alert

Author: Npav Lab

Paytm is the new branding used by hackers to circulate phishing messages and are using it for sweeping Paytm wallets.

500 Google Chrome extensions were stealing sensitive data from users

Posted: February 17, 2020

Categories: Security, Google, Phishing, Hacking, Spyware

Author: Npav Lab

Google recently removed 500 malicious extensions from its Store.

Google recently found that 50

Emotet advances and uses WiFi networks to spread itself

Posted: February 13, 2020

Categories: Ransomware, Security, Botnet

Author: Npav Lab

Emotet is now exploiting WiFi networks and affecting nearby devices.

Emotet has been affecting

The root cause for Windows 7: "You don't have permission to shut down and restart this Computer."

Posted: February 10, 2020

Categories: Security, Knoweldgebase, Microsoft

Author: Npav Lab

After research and investigation, NPAV Lab has reproduced and confirmed, the following reason for the Windows Shutdown / Restart permission issue

Windows 7 - "You don't have permission to Shutdown and Restart this Computer" Problem Solution

Posted: February 07, 2020

Categories: Features, Knoweldgebase

Comments: 2

Tags: you dont have permission to shutdown, windows 7 shutdown problem, shutdown issue on my pc, i am unable to shutdown my pc, failed to shutdown pc, could not shutdown my pc

Author: Npav Lab

From the last two days many user-facing shutdown problems on their pc.

Smart lightbulbs can now be used by hackers to spread malware

Posted: February 06, 2020

Categories: Security, Malware Alerts

Author: Npav Lab

Smart lightbulbs can now be used to spread malware inside your home.

Cyber criminals exploit Corona virus emergency to spread computer virus

Posted: February 04, 2020

Categories: Security, Malware Alerts

Author: Npav Lab

Emotet trojan is being circulated by using the coronavirus emergency.