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V_i_R_u_S | Security Researcher Profile


Security researcher V_i_R_u_S has already helped fix 59 vulnerabilities.



Researcher reputation:  90

Real name:
Sankalp R. Kelaskar

About me:
I am a Certified Penetration Testing Engineer.

Contact email:
[email protected]

Alternative Contacts:
[email protected]

Certifications & Diplomas:
HARDWARE & NETWORKING
CCNA
CEH
CPTE

Experience in Application Security
1-3 years

Award / Bug Bounty I prefer:
A thanks/profile recommendation will be really appreciated, but if you'd like.
hall of fame. Or PayPal me at https://www.paypal.me/sanku046

Halls of Fame:
1:- https://www.jisc.ac.uk/contact/vulnerability-disclosure-policy
2:- https://cert.europa.eu/cert/newsletter/en/latest_HallOfFame_.html

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Recommendations and Acknowledgements

@kajichenkoh     27 January, 2021
    Twitter kajichenkoh koke from RENZ:
Thank you for pointing out the Click Jacking issue.
The vulnerability has been fixed.
Appreciate it!
@Aarohi73408972     10 January, 2020
    Twitter Aarohi73408972 Aarohi :
Hello ! We want to thank you for your vulnerabity report. Thanks to your information and collaboration, we could fix a security issue in one of our websites. Great job!
@Andrew93484208     9 January, 2020
    Twitter Andrew93484208 Cyberspace from Cyberspace:
Thanks for the report, and working with me to recreate it on my end so I could patch it properly.
@ThomasD83191722     9 January, 2020
    Twitter ThomasD83191722 Thomas :
Thank you V_i_R_u_S for the amazing job on pinpointing a weakness on one of our websites!
@Michael51952828     8 January, 2020
    Twitter Michael51952828 Michael :
V_i_R_u_S, thanks for reporting the flaw on our web form. The vulnerability has been patched.
@dusanlet     8 January, 2020
    Twitter dusanlet Fablabc from Inchpoint GmbH:
Thanks you for your report.I was able to fix it quickly:)
@dusanlet     8 January, 2020
    Twitter dusanlet Dasunlet from Blogmn.net:
Thanks for finding XSS issue on my site.
@Harry75345745     7 January, 2020
    Twitter Harry75345745 Haary :
Very responsive and helpful researcher.thanks!

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30+ Reports
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55% Patched
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Research Statistics



Total reports:279
Total reports on VIP sites:6
Total patched vulnerabilities:59
Recommendations received:8
Active since:17.01.2019

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  Latest Blog Posts

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  Recent Recommendations

    20 March, 2024
    TechVitaverdura:
Great exchanges with this person, thank you for your help and your report
    20 March, 2024
    Mek:
He reported some vulnerabilities and oversights of security best practices on my small private project web page.
Was responsive to e-mail, unlike many other people, so yes, I can recommend him.
    20 March, 2024
    ztwo79:
We would like to thank Pooja for responsibly disclosing a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in our website. Her prompt reporting and assistance in developing a fix were instrumental in ensuring the security of our users.
    16 March, 2024
    TorutheRedFox:
Thanks for the help with the XSS vulnerability. It was a quick fix.
    15 March, 2024
    adesignguy:
Reported an XSS vulnerability which was helpful and much appreciated. I have patched it now as soon as I saw the email which was forwarded onto me!