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…
‘Road House’ Meets App Store With Google Malware Scanner
The days of Android Market anarchy may be coming to an end. On Thursday, Google announced a new functionality in the application market for its mobile operating system that automatically scans new apps for known malware. The program, which the company is calling ”Bouncer,” also continues to run periodic simulations…
Android malware uses server-side polymorphism to evade detection
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New kind of malware steals, uploads docs to cloud
A new breed of malware has taken data theft one step further – it now grabs document and spreadsheet files and uploads them to a cloud-based file hosting service. Computer security firm Trend Micro said the new malware it recently encountered particularly sends the stolen files to Sendspace.com. “Sendspace was…
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…
Facebook malware scam takes hold
A “worrying number” of Facebook users are sharing a link to a malware-laden fake CNN news page reporting the U.S. has attacked Iran and Saudi Arabia, security firm Sophos said Friday. If users who follow the link then click to play what purports to be video coverage of the attack,…
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…
US attacks Iran and Saudi Arabia? Malware spreads via Facebook status updates
A fake CNN webpage is being linked to from Facebook users’ status updates, claiming that World War III has begun. But the real story is the malware waiting to infect your computer. View full post on Naked Security – Sophos 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…