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Malware Charges a Fee for Free Apps on Google Play

18

May

2012

Android.Opfake is malware used to scam mobile device owners into paying a small fee for apps by sending out premium-rate SMS messages from Android devices. It has continued to grow and evolve into a threat that potentially affects a large population of Russian-speaking Android device owners. A quick Internet search will show over a hundred […]

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Thieves in the Temple: Android.Opfake Makes Another Run

17

May

2012

The Opfake gang can be called many things but “lazy” isn't one of them. In the digital age we live in, they are taking the analog art of social engineering to new heights. Several dummy sites have been established, acting as a front for the distribution of popular game titles. All of the front-end sites […]

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Rogue Farm Frenzy 3 for Android Unearthed

16

May

2012

Not long after we found sites offering rogue versions of Instagram and Angry Birds Space, another malicious site hosted in Russia was found to peddle fake Farm Frenzy 3 versions. The perpetrators behind this fake app are hoping that users who are not discriminate enough may download their malicious version, which is detected by Trend […]

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