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Trojan:Android/Pincer.A

Apr

2013

Protip: don’t install an Android application package file if it’s named “Certificate.apk”.It’s not legit (obviously).Trojan:Android/Pincer.A is able to forward SMS messages and perform other actions based on commands it receives from its C&C. When installed, it will appear in the application menu as “Certificate” and will display related bogus messages when run. Previous malicious mobile […]

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Targeted Attacks the Next Step in Mobile Malware

Mar

2013

The Android threat landscape continues to evolve in 2013. To distribute Android threats, malware authors are transitioning away from attacking traditional vectors like the Google Play Market and third-party Android markets to vectors like spam and phishing emails and SMS.Recently a new information-stealing Android malware was found being distributed as an attachment in emails as […]

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Berlin Police: Beware Android Banking Trojans

Nov

2012

The Berlin Police Department issued a press release this past Tuesday about criminal complaints of fraudulent cash withdrawals. All of the cases involved SMS mTans and Android smartphones.Original; Google TranslateIt sounds to us like a case of ZeuS in the Mobile (Zitmo), sometimes also called ZeuS Man in the Mobile (ZeuS Mitmo). We first wrote […]

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