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Honing in on Child Security

27

Oct

2011

The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) is an organization formed and is based in the UK that basically aims to protect children from “child sexual abuse images online”, in partnership with the netizens and the police. Today, October 26 marks the 2011 IWF Awareness Day, a day of taking part in reaching out to people via […]

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“Battery Doctor” Android Scareware

24

Oct

2011

A new “scareware” targeting mobile devices running Google’s Android operating system claims about its ability to recharge the battery. It also has the ability to steal information. When the program first executes, below overview window appears. As you can see, it shows information about the battery and running applications and second pie chart on the […]

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Are “Offerwalls” siphoning your personal information?

19

Oct

2011

A relatively new development in app advertising has a concerning feature. It leeches much of the same information that many Android Trojans also steal. Through an app promotion campaign, a new feature called “offerwalls” are used by Pay Per Install (PPI) services to promise further adoption and revenue for app developers. But what is the […]

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