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Android Fake AV Hosted in Google Code Targets South Koreans

Aug

2013

During the last two years we have observed the accelerated discovery of Android malware by the security industry. Malware authors today often create and distribute fake “antimalware” apps that simulate the scan of files on a device. These fake apps report fake threats (and sometimes make the device unusable). The goal is to get victims […]

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Airpush exploited to spread Trojans onto Android devices

Mar

2013

Russian anti-virus company Doctor Web is warning users that the Airpush Mobile Ad network is often being exploited to spread Android.SmsSend Trojans. Unfortunately, messages displayed by Airpush can confuse users into downloading malware. Doctor Web has been receiving complaints regarding false positives by Dr.Web for Android; the anti-virus had been detecting Android.SmsSend.315.origin in the application […]

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Fake Cleaning Apps in Google Play: an AutoRun Attack and More

Feb

2013

Almost exactly one year ago, Google announced the addition of a “new layer to Android security,” a service codenamed Bouncer that was intended to provide automated scanning of the Android Market for potentially malicious software. However, as my colleague Jimmy Shah wrote in a previous blog post, Bouncer has not been enough to keep all […]

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