Posts Tagged ‘application package’

Android Master-Key Malware Already Blocked by McAfee Mobile Security

Jul

2013

The Android Master Key vulnerability, which was first reported by BlueBox Security, has been big news this month. McAfee explained the vulnerability and defense against future malware exploiting it in a previous blog.Last week the first malware that exploit the Master Key vulnerability were found in an Android application market in China. The app used […]

Category General Written by Blog Central > McAfee Labs 0 Comments

First Malicious Use of ‘Master Key’ Android Vulnerability Discovered

Jul

2013

Earlier this month, we discussed the discovery of the Master Key vulnerability that allows attackers to inject malicious code into legitimate Android applications without invalidating the digital signature. We expected the vulnerability to be leveraged quickly due to ease of exploitation, and it has.Norton Mobile Insight-our system for harvesting and automatically analyzing Android applications from […]

Category General Written by Symantec Security Response Blog 0 Comments

Trojan:Android/Pincer.A

Apr

2013

Protip: don’t install an Android application package file if it’s named “Certificate.apk”.It’s not legit (obviously).Trojan:Android/Pincer.A is able to forward SMS messages and perform other actions based on commands it receives from its C&C. When installed, it will appear in the application menu as “Certificate” and will display related bogus messages when run. Previous malicious mobile […]

Category General Written by F-Secure Antivirus Research Weblog 0 Comments

The Latest in IT Security

Posts Tagged ‘application package’

Android Master-Key Malware Already Blocked by McAfee Mobile Security

First Malicious Use of ‘Master Key’ Android Vulnerability Discovered

Trojan:Android/Pincer.A

Categories

Featured

Archives

Latest Comments

About Us

Contact Us