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Android Fake AV Hosted in Google Code Targets South Koreans

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Aug

2013

During the last two years we have observed the accelerated discovery of Android malware by the security industry. Malware authors today often create and distribute fake “antimalware” apps that simulate the scan of files on a device. These fake apps report fake threats (and sometimes make the device unusable). The goal is to get victims […]

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Ransomware Abusing Norton Logo

19

Jul

2013

There are reports in the media of a particular ransomware, a type of malware, using the official Symantec Norton logo to dupe victims into believing the ransomware is verified by Symantec. This is a common social engineering technique used by malware authors to deceive victims. It is not the first time that a security company’s […]

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Unwanted Apps in Google Play Pose as Fake AV

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May

2012

In recent years one of the most prevalent malware threats for PCs (and lately Mac users) is fake-antivirus software, which pretends to be a legitimate security program. Its real purpose is to charge victims a fee to remove a nonexistent threat. The same threat has now been ported to mobile devices. In some cases we […]

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