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GCM in malicious attachments

14

Aug

2013

Android OS offers an interesting service known as Google Cloud Messaging, or GCM. This service allows small (up to 4 KB) messages to be sent via the Google server from their mobile devices in JSON format. These messages may contain any structured data, such as links, advertising information, or commands. In order to use this […]

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KakaoTalk Targeted By Fake and Trojanized Apps

18

Jul

2013

Instant messaging apps are battling it out and trying to become the next popular means of communication that people will use. For example, in Japan, both Line and KakaoTalk – two popular chat apps – both claim to have more than 100 million users in Japan.It shouldn’t be a surprise that cybercriminals are using the […]

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Android.Bmaster: A Million-Dollar Mobile Botnet

09

Feb

2012

Introduction We recently came across a new piece of Android malware, first highlighted by NC State’s Xuxian Jiang, and began investigating the command-and-control (C&C) servers associated with the threat. The malware was discovered on a third party marketplace (not the Android Market) and is bundled with a legitimate application for configuring phone settings. Trojanized applications […]

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