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Google Play Fails to Remove All Super Mario Malware

11

Jul

2012

Malware has been found once again on Google Play according to this post by Symantec’s @Irfan_Asrar. Android.Dropdialer poses as a “Wallpaper” app but it also happens to install an additional app which then sends a premium rate SMS. Asrar analyzed two versions found on Play that used video games as bait. Good news: Android Security […]

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Android Apps Get Hit with the Evil Twin Routine Part 2: Play It Again Spam

11

Jul

2012

If you have not heard of this term yet, I guarantee you will in the months to come. The term is market spam. This is not a new term or an issue that affects one or two app stores; this is a systemic problem that impacts app stores at large, where spammers focus on getting […]

Category General Written by Symantec Security Response Blog 0 Comments

Boxer SMS Scam Poses as Firefox for Android

03

Jul

2012

One of our security researchers in the AV Labs spotted an Android application posing as the popular Web browser Firefox and is hosted on several Russian websites (Note that these sites are still up and running as of this writing). The Android application files (.APK) users can download from them not only vary in file […]

Category General Written by GFI Labs blog 0 Comments

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