The webinar discusses the importance of regular software updates for security, highlighting their role in fixing vulnerabilities and enhancing product performance. Software updates, which consist of patches and service packs, help protect systems against malware attacks like drive-by downloads. Quick Heal Technologies offers various features, including vulnerability scanning and web security, to safeguard users from security threats.

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WEBINAR
Why are Software
Updates so Important
for your Security?

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Applying regular Software Updates
on your computer is one of the
basic security measures that helps
keep you safe against attackers
and malware.
#FACT!

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In this webinar, we will
discuss:

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#1. What are Software Updates?
#2. What are Software Vulnerabilities?
#3. Why are Software Updates so
Important for your Security?
#4. How Quick Heal helps you stay
away from Software Vulnerabilities?

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#1.
What are
Software Updates

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Software updates are pieces
of software that software
vendors release on the
Internet.

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These updates are called
Patches or Service Pack.
They mainly consist of the
following:

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FIXES FOR SECURITY
VULNERABILITIES
&
BUG FIXES FOR
PRODUCT
ENHANCEMENT.

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#2.
What are
Software/Security
Vulnerabilities

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Software vulnerabilities are
also known as security
holes.

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Security holes are
weaknesses present in a
system that can leave it
exposed to threats such as
malware attacks.

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#3.
Why are Software
Updates so Important for
your Security

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Software Updates are
crucial because of the
simple reason that they
fix security vulnerabilities.

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Your Internet browser might have
a certain security/software
vulnerability that can allow a
compromised website to drop a
malware on your PC; if you
happen to visit that website.
FOR EXAMPLE:

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This particular type of an attack is
known as a drive-by download.
And this is one of the many types
of attacks that hackers launch by
exploiting security vulnerabilities.
FOR EXAMPLE:

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#ADOBE FACT!

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#ADOBE FACT!

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#ADOBE FACT!

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Over 90% of all software
updates contain fixes that take
care of security vulnerabilities
and reduce the risk of Internet
attacks.

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Software Updates are
also important for
product enhancements.

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#4.
How Quick Heal helps you
stay away from Software
Vulnerabilities

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Quick Heal helps you stay safe
against the dangers of security
vulnerabilities with the following
features:

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Helps you detect the security
vulnerabilities in your machine so
that they can get a fix for the
same.
Vulnerability
Scanner

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Runs your Internet browsers in a
safe, virtual environment. Any
infected file downloaded in this
space will be blocked from
reaching the real PC.
Browser
Sandbox

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It works as an excellent protection
against attacks like drive-by
downloads.
Browser
Sandbox [continued…]

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Automatically blocks websites that
could be compromised and
carrying malicious codes and
links.
Web
Security

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Blocks emails that could carry
malicious codes designed to
exploit any security vulnerability.
Email
Security

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