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Targeted Attacks the Next Step in Mobile Malware

Mar

2013

The Android threat landscape continues to evolve in 2013. To distribute Android threats, malware authors are transitioning away from attacking traditional vectors like the Google Play Market and third-party Android markets to vectors like spam and phishing emails and SMS.Recently a new information-stealing Android malware was found being distributed as an attachment in emails as […]

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One-Click Billing Fraud Scheme Through Android App Found

Jan

2012

In the past we’ve reported about one-click billing fraud schemes starting to target smartphone users. The scheme, as its name suggests, tricks a victim into registering and paying for a certain service after being falsely led to a specific website. The past attack we saw involved a website wherein target victims were asked to pay […]

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Android malware gain access to root

Aug

2011

A new malware affecting the latest version of Android operating system 2.3, Gingerbread, is now out in the wild and masquerading as an app featuring the “Beauty of the Day” photos. The package I downloaded uses the following permissions: android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE android.permission.READ_LOGS android.permission.DELETE_CACHE_FILES android.permission.ACCESS_CACHE_FILESYSTEM android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE android.permission.INTERNET android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE android.permission.MOUNT_UNMOUNT_FILESYSTEMS android.permission.READ_OWNER_DATA android.permission.WRITE_OWNER_DATA android.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT com.android.launcher.permission.UNINSTALL_SHORTCUT android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED android.permission.RESTART_PACKAGES […]

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