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More fraudware headaches for the Android Marketplace

09

Jan

2012

Contributors: Conor Murray, Paul Mangan. Fraudulent apps appearing on the official Android marketplace is an ongoing issue and one that we have blogged about in the past. Today we received reports of yet more fraudulent apps capitalizing on popular game titles and masquerading as these games. In this case, the apps are published under the […]

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Android Malware Spreads Through QR Code

25

Oct

2011

Last week, there was quite a buzz in the mobile-malware researchers community about a new Android malware. It came to light not because of its sophistication or complexity but due to the simple method that it uses to spread. Most Android malware we have witnessed are repackaged malicious apps made available in black markets or […]

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Latest Android Malware Records Conversations

10

Aug

2011

Due to the growing popularity of smartphones running the Android OS, the smartphone market is seeing immense growth. Whenever a product attracts attention in a market, that item will be targeted by attackers making use of its popularity as an attack vector. We expect the threat landscape for Android malware will grow considerably in the […]

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