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“The Movie” Malware Steals Personal Information from Japanese Android Users

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Apr

2012

Over the past week or so, there has been an ongoing discussion on the Internet about some Android applications that looked suspicious. Most of the apps were supposedly designed to mimic popular games in Japan or play a video in relation to the game. However, users who installed the apps questioned their legitimacy. Symantec has […]

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Malware campaign targeting Opera Mobile

15

Mar

2012

I’ve stumbled upon hundreds of links targeting Opera Mobile users, to trick them into installing a malware on the device. The links are in the form of: hxxp://geqe.net/opera_mini/1965/opera_mini.auto#phpsessid=85cfe7f19a08b6387d0441a9d949bb95 Each has a different phpsessid value. The domain was registered last month (02/12/2012) and does not seem to host any legitimate content. These pages redirect to another […]

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Android.Bmaster: A Million-Dollar Mobile Botnet

09

Feb

2012

Introduction We recently came across a new piece of Android malware, first highlighted by NC State’s Xuxian Jiang, and began investigating the command-and-control (C&C) servers associated with the threat. The malware was discovered on a third party marketplace (not the Android Market) and is bundled with a legitimate application for configuring phone settings. Trojanized applications […]

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