Posts Tagged ‘free applications’

SSL Vulnerabilities in Google Android Apps Left Many Users Open to MITM

Aug

2014

An analysis of free applications in the Google Play app store found many popular Android apps had SSL vulnerabilities that left them susceptible to man-in-the-middle attacks (MITM).

Category Security Threats & Malware Vulnerabilities Written by SecurityWeek 0 Comments

Airpush exploited to spread Trojans onto Android devices

Mar

2013

Russian anti-virus company Doctor Web is warning users that the Airpush Mobile Ad network is often being exploited to spread Android.SmsSend Trojans. Unfortunately, messages displayed by Airpush can confuse users into downloading malware. Doctor Web has been receiving complaints regarding false positives by Dr.Web for Android; the anti-virus had been detecting Android.SmsSend.315.origin in the application […]

Category General Written by Virus alerts 0 Comments

Fake apps: Behind the effective social strategy of fraudulent paid-archives

Dec

2012

In my previous blog “Fake apps and the lure of alternative sources,” I discussed a fraudulent scheme that takes advantage of known, legitimate and free applications. Unlike rogues and ransomware which use threats and force to influence their victims, the social engineering techniques employed by a fake installer are less aggressive yet, interestingly, more deceptive. […]

Category General Written by Microsoft Malware Protection Center 0 Comments

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