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Spam Trick Users to Download ANDROIDOS_CONTACTS.E

13

Sep

2012

We were alerted in July 2012 about malicious apps that we detect as ANDROIDOS_CONTACTS.E. We investigated the related spam, which arrives on the mobile device. What is noteworthy about this threat is that the spam were distributed not only to smartphones, but also to feature phones as well. This indicates that the spammers may have […]

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Malicious Versions of Best-Selling Android Games Spreading In Russia

26

Jul

2012

Despite the presence of the legitimate Google Play app store, cybercriminals are still hooking users by distributing malicious Android games themselves. Now, they’re taking advantage of a list of best-selling Android games. As before, the criminals have created .RU domains for each Android game they’re (supposedly) distributing. Links to these domains will spread via forum […]

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Fake apps and the lure of alternative sources

18

Jul

2012

There are millions of people using Skype. In fact, early this year, Skype had reached 40 million concurrent users; all were signed onto Skype, all at once. And yes, it is widely available on mobile devices. Last week, a new piece of malware was spotted trying to take advantage of Skype’s popularity, specifically targeting Android […]

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