One of the most common ways of spreading Android malware – including malware found on the official Google Play Store – is by masquerading as a legitimate popular application. The last such example that we discussed on WeLiveSecurity was a fake Dubsmash app and Android/TrojanDropper.Mapin compromising tens of thousands of users’ devices. In order to help make … More Android AdDisplay using anti-bouncer technique
Apple has removed more than 300 malware-infected apps after confirming the first major breach to its iOS app store, reports The Guardian. The company confirmed on Sunday that it was cleaning up the store after finding a malicious program, dubbed XcodeGhost, was embedded into hundreds of legitimate apps. The malicious code was concealed in a counterfeit … More Apple removes hundreds of malicious apps after major malware attack
Whenever ESET malware researchers discover a new interesting attack, a new piece of malware, or an old threat evolving in an interesting way, we share the news on this blog. Every once in a while, though, we stumble upon something that stands out, something that doesn’t fall into the “common” malware categories that we encounter … More The Trojan Games: Odlanor malware cheats at poker
We have been following the evolution and mass spreading of Android ransomware for a while now. After seeing early ransomware families combining fake antivirus with the ability to lock the devices screen (Android Defender, for example), last year we discovered Simplocker, the first Android ransomware to actually encrypt user files. This time, ESET researchers have … More Aggressive Android ransomware spreading fast
Lately we informed you how a fake Dubsmash application has been uploaded to Google Play Store at least nine times, which have tens of thousands of installs. This porn clicker Trojan, which we detect as Android/Clicker, has once more become available for download from Play Store. After we notified Google and published an article about … More Porn clicker keeps infecting apps on Google Play
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