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Premium Abusers Also Check for Keywords

17

Aug

2011

New threat wants to subscribe your device to premium services.A few months back, we reported on an Android malware targeting China Mobile subscribers by abusing premium services, and more recently, one that monitors for certain keywords in text messages. What’s the connection between these two? Well, recently we were able to analyze an Android malware sample […]

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Trojanized Android App Checks for Keywords in SMS Messages

06

Aug

2011

Android malware monitoring for messages sent to an infected device from specific numbers is something that we’ve frequently seen in the past. This is typically done by malware to intercept messages from premium numbers, in order to prevent the user from suspecting a malware infection in their device. The Android malware we recently saw however […]

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Phishing Brazilian Brands

29

Jul

2011

Symantec keeps track of the brands targeted by phishing and monitors trends in the countries in which the brand’s parent company is based. Over the past couple of months, phishing sites have been increasingly targeting Brazilian brands. In May and June, the number of phishing sites on Brazilian brands made up about 5 percent of […]

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