It may look like an app for a Chinese game called “The Roar of the Pharaoh,” but it’s actually just another fake Android app that’s really a malware Trojan in disguise, according to security researchers warning about it. Writing in a blog, Sophos security researcher Chester Wisniewski calls it a…
Android apps a target for malware
Share with others: <!—-> SAN JOSE, Calif. — Lurking amid the flood of games, tax guides and other mobile applications being downloaded onto mobile devices using Google’s popular Android software is a fast growing array of apps that can slap the gadget’s owner with unanticipated fees, rifle their bank accounts…
Surprise! More Malware Appears On Android
Another week, another announcement of new mobile malware found infecting Android phones. The new bug this week is DKFBootKit, a nasty bit of work that can come packaged inside seemingly legitimate applications–much like most of the other mobile malware we’ve seen thus far. What sets DKFBootKit apart from malware like…
Trojan Android games send expensive SMSs
New Android malware seems to continue to roll off the criminal assembly lines, this time in China. Downloading an innocent game *can* get you into trouble. View full post on Naked Security – Sophos View full post on National Cyber Security
The ultimate Android malware guide: What it does, where it came from, and how to protect your phone or tablet
Every week seems to bring word of a new threat for Android devices. But is the Android malware world really that bad? How can everyday user stay safe? Although it hasn’t made a huge dent in the tablet market yet — or perhaps we should call it the iPad market…
New Android Malware Threatens Users’ Personal Data
New Android Malware Threatens Users’ Personal Data ( Page 1 of 2 ) Google’s Android mobile operating system continues to attract a growing number of malware threats as creators discover the ease of working with an open software environment. The result, as eWEEK noted, is a huge jump in malware…
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Android Devices Highly Targeted by Malware: Report
The surge in malware targeted at Android devices has surpassed the Google Android operating system’s rise in market share, according to the findings of a new report from Total Defense, a malware detection and anti-crimeware specialist. The “2011 Internet Security Threat Intelligence Report” reveals that, in total, more than 25…
Android apps targeted by malware
Click photo to enlarge Lurking amid the flood of games, tax guides and other applications being downloaded onto mobile devices using Google’s (GOOG) popular Android software is a fast growing array of apps that can slap the gadget’s owner with unanticipated fees, rifle their bank accounts and cause untold other…
Android smartphones most attractive for hackers
Android is still the most attractive smartphone operating system for malevolent hackers, so devices based on the platform will continue to get compromised, researchers said at Black Hat Europe last week. Mobile devices are loaded up with private data, a very attractive target for hackers, though not all information on…