Android Malware has Infected Millions of Users Symantec has discovered a new Android malware threat on the official Android Market called Android.Counterclank. The one to five million combined downloads of the 13 different app titles this malware hides behind indicates just how widespread this mobile malware is. The malware is…
Massive Android malware op may have infected five million users
The largest-ever Android malware campaign may have duped as many as 5 million users into downloading infected apps from Google’s Android Market, Symantec reckons. Dubbed “Android.Counterclank” by Symantec, the malware was packaged in 13 different apps from three different publishers, with titles ranging from “Sexy Girls Puzzle” to “Counter Strike…
Massive Android Malware Op May Have Infected 5 Million Users
The largest-ever Android malware campaign may have duped as many as 5 million users into downloading infected apps from Google’s Android Market, Symantec said today. Dubbed “Android.Counterclank” by Symantec, the malware was packaged in 13 different apps from three different publishers, with titles ranging from “Sexy Girls Puzzle” to “Counter…
Massive Android Malware Op May Have Infected 5 Million Users
The largest-ever Android malware campaign may have duped as many as 5 million users into downloading infected apps from Google’s Android Market, Symantec said today. Dubbed “Android.Counterclank” by Symantec, the malware was packaged in 13 different apps from three different publishers, with titles ranging from “Sexy Girls Puzzle” to “Counter…
Massive Android Malware Op May Have Infected 5 Million Users
The largest-ever Android malware campaign may have duped as many as 5 million users into downloading infected apps from Google’s Android Market, Symantec said today. Dubbed “Android.Counterclank” by Symantec, the malware was packaged in 13 different apps from three different publishers, with titles ranging from “Sexy Girls Puzzle” to “Counter…
Malicious Android applications may have infected millions, Symantec warns
More than a dozen malicious Android applications on the Android Market contain a hidden Trojan that can steal information, download more files and display advertisements on the device. Presented By: The next level in education with NEC We bring you tailor-made solutions built on an in-depth understanding of your…
Amnesty International Site Infected with Malware
The site serves a malicious Java applet that retrieves a Trojan. View full post on eSecurityPlanet RSS Feed View full post on National Cyber Security
Android Threats Surge on Infected Apps
November 15, 2011, 11:28 AM EST By Sarah Frier Nov. 15 (Bloomberg) — In the era of the personal computer, Apple Inc.’s machines were often less vulnerable to security threats than the alternatives. That may also be the case with the rise of smartphones. Google Inc.’s Android operating system for…
Android security threats surge with infected ‘Angry Birds’
<!–Saxotech Paragraph Count: 1–> In the era of the personal computer, Apple Inc.’s machines were often less vulnerable to security threats than the alternatives. That may also be the case with the rise of smartphones. Google Inc.’s Android operating system for mobile devices has had an almost sixfold increase in…
U.S. Charges 7 with Internet Fraud that Infected 4 Million Computers
New York: U.S. prosecutors have charged seven persons, including one Russian, in a massive internet fraud scheme in which more than four million computers across 100 countries, including those of U.S. government agencies and NASA, were infected with malicious software and $ 14 million were made through fake online advertising….
