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Security Apps, Malware Race to Be First On Your Mobile

Jun

2013

In China, there is a saying: “道高一尺，魔高一丈,” meaning “The law is strong, but the outlaws are sometimes stronger.”In the last few weeks, a new Android malware we’re calling Android/Obad.A has appeared. It uses a number of techniques that have rarely been seen before in mobile malware. Android/Obad.A requests the victim to authorize its Device Administrator […]

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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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Encrypted Scripts From Trojan Can Surprise Angry Birds Players

Sep

2012

The huge popularity of games such as Angry Birds Space, currently in the Top 50 of the most popular Free Apps in the Google Play Market, makes them a perfect cover for malware authors to distribute new malicious code and to target many users. Recently a new malware that downloads and rates apps in the […]

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