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Android.Anzhu-new backdoor for Android devices

28

Feb

2012

The Russian anti-virus vendor Doctor Web warns Internet users of a new backdoor for Android. Android.Anzhu can implement a variety of directives received from a remote server, covertly install other applications and change browser bookmarks. Android.Anzhu is distributed from Chinese sites offering free software for Android. The backdoor is built into the legitimate program Screen […]

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Are Mobile Advertisers Getting Too Aggressive?

08

Feb

2012

Many of the apps we enjoy are free. Well, to call them free is a bit misleading. You pay for the apps by looking at advertisements. This is a platform we should all recognize from the sidebar of Facebook, or Google, or almost any service that doesn’t charge a premium to use it. Advertising has […]

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Trojan:Android/OpFake.D still encodes its config file

31

Jan

2012

We’ve been seeing cases of malware that first debuted on other operating systems being ported over to Android. Here’s another trojan that fits the bill. Opfake was first found on Symbian and Windows Mobile. In its latest incarnation on Android, the trojan (still) appears to be an Opera Mini app…whose only permission request is to […]

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