Just a few days after Google announced new safeguards against malicious apps in its Android Market, one researcher is already offering a helpful reminder that the mobile malware cat-and-mouse game is just getting started. Last Friday, North Carolina State University professor Xuxian Jiang wrote on his blog that his team…
Symantec warns of mutating malware in Android Market (Appolicious)
Appolicious – The world of mobile device malware is getting a little more dangerous with the announcement from tech security company Symantec that it has discovered malware programs that mutate every time they’re downloaded. View full post on Yahoo! News: Security News View full post on National Cyber Security
Mutating malware is infesting the Android Market
Over the past year or so, there have been several widely-publicized reports of malicious applications making their way into the Android Market. It’s something Microsoft jumped on with that whole #Droidrage thing on Twitter, but Google recently announced that it was turning loose Bouncer in the Market to automatically rid…
Google reveals Android malware ‘Bouncer,’ scans all apps
Google yesterday unveiled an automated system that scans Android apps for potential malware or unauthorized behavior, a move critics have long called the company to make. The scanning service, appropriately codenamed “Bouncer,” has been in action “a number of months,” said Hiroshi Lockheimer, the vice president of engineering for Android,…
Google Android Market finally checked for malware by Bouncer scanner
Google has been using a service codenamed Bouncer to scan of applications submitted to the Android Market in an effort to improve security, the company revealed last week. Bouncer scans the market for potentially malicious software without disrupting the user experience or requiring developers to submit to an application approval…
Android malware uses server-side polymorphism to evade detection
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Google’s New ‘Bouncer’ Targets Android Market Malware
Hard on the heels of the controversy that arose recently around Symantec and its claims that numerous apps on the Android Market were actually malware in disguise, Google on Thursday unveiled a new tool to help it identify malicious apps. Symantec subsequently recanted its assertions, of course, but in the…
Google Fights Android Market Malware
In an effort to improve security in its Android Market, Google has been using a service providing automated scanning of applications submitted to the mobile application store, Google revealed on Thursday afternoon. Code-named Bouncer, the service scans the market for potentially malicious software without disrupting the user experience or requiring…
Android security settings and controls for Android enterprise security
Can Androids ever be secure enough for corporate use? Learn about Android security controls to enable effective Android enterprise security. View full post on SearchSecurity: Network Security Tactics View full post on National Cyber Security
Google’s Bouncer For Android Shows Malware Apps the Door
Bouncer scanning software, developed by Google, is designed to search the Android market for software that could be malicious, the company announced Thursday on its blog. With the success of Android this year, the company says it wants to protect its many users and their devices from harm. [More from…