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Oh wait, that’s not what I wanted!

16

Aug

2012

Got a brand new smartphone and want to be protected from all the dangerous malware that’s out there? So you go and get some Android antivirus software. But, what you don’t know is that you just got tricked. And, it’s going to cost you some money. Yes, even if you downloaded if for free. The […]

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New Android Malware Comes Bundled with Real Opera Mini

24

Jul

2012

Avid readers of this blog can attest that we have been documenting a number of noteworthy and malicious binaries affecting smartphones, and those running on Android, specifically, are taking most of the brunt from these threats. One malware we have featured is called OpFake, a family of Trojans posing as a free app, which are […]

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Fake Skype for Android Leads to Malicious .JAR File

06

Jul

2012

Following the fake versions of Instagram, Angry Birds Space, and Farm Frenzy apps, we recently spotted a website offering different fake Skype mobile apps for Android. But based on our analysis, these apps are actually malware that run on older Symbian versions or Android devices installed with apps that enable execution of Java MIDlet. Once […]

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