Researchers from Lookout Security disagreed with rival Symantec that 13 apps on the Android Market were malicious, instead saying that they showed the same behaviors as other ad-supported apps. Symantec’s Kevin Haley, a director with the company’s security response team, said Friday that 13 apps, some available in Google’s official…
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…
Newly found Android malware infects millions: report
Symantec Android malware has infected possibly one to five million downloads — ”the highest distribution of any malware identified so far this year,” a major security company reports. As posted on its blog, Norton by Symantec identified 13 apps on the Android Market that are all hiding Android. Counterclank, a Trojan horse that steals…
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…
Zscaler launches free link malware scanner Zulu
Cloud security vendor Zscaler has launched a new free-to-use online service called Zulu that can assess the security risk associated with URLs by analysing the content they point to, as well as the reputation of their corresponding domain names and IP addresses. There are several free URL scanning services available…
2011 ‘eventful year for Mac malware’
2011 was an eventful year for Mac malware, seeing the release of the ‘most effective and widespread malware’ targeting Macs to date. 5 reasons Macs are gaining ground in the enterprise Intego has released its Year in Mac Security report for 2011 which contains a round-up of the biggest threats…
2011 ‘eventful year for Mac malware’
2011 was an eventful year for Mac malware, seeing the release of the ‘most effective and widespread malware’ targeting Macs to date. 5 reasons Macs are gaining ground in the enterprise Intego has released its Year in Mac Security report for 2011 which contains a round-up of the biggest threats…
2011 ‘eventful year for Mac malware’
2011 was an eventful year for Mac malware, seeing the release of the ‘most effective and widespread malware’ targeting Macs to date. 5 reasons Macs are gaining ground in the enterprise Intego has released its Year in Mac Security report for 2011 which contains a round-up of the biggest threats…