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Digging Deeper Into ANDROIDOS_CONTACTS.E’s Data Stealing Routines

Sep

2012

My previous post discussed how certain spam messages can lead to the downloading of malicious apps detected as ANDROIDOS_CONTACTS.E. This time around, we focused on the app’s routines and how the people behind this threat possibly profit. My analysis focused particularly on the app “Solar Change”. This Android app (detected as ANDROIDOS_CONTACTS.E) was found to […]

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Sun Charger, the Latest Android.Sumzand Variant, Continues the Massive Spam Campaign

Sep

2012

Android.Sumzand, currently one of the most active malware programs in Japan, has recently transformed itself into the “Sun Charger” app. Advertised through spam, this series of variants pretending to be apps that allow mobile devices to be charged by holding the display towards the sun has been quite successful in stealing contact details from a […]

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Phone Text Message Lottery Scam!

Nov

2011

It is seen that Advance-Fee Fraud i.e. confidence trick to earn money is used by scammers sending phone text (SMS) messages as a means of gaining new victims. These (SMS) messages claim that the recipient has won a substantial sum of money in an online lottery as shown below. The texts claim that the “lucky” […]

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