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Beta Version of Spytool App for Android Steals SMS Messages

21

May

2012

During my investigation of mobile threats in the wild, I discovered a spytool, which is currently available on Google Play, that is actively being discussed on certain hacker forums. This tool’s beta version is available on the site since March 11. An estimated 500 – 1000 users have already downloaded the said spytool, which Trend […]

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Fake anti-virus disguises used by Android malware

16

May

2012

The Android malware threat is growing.As financially-motivated cybercriminals realise there’s a real opportunity to make money, so we are seeing more attacks created and distributed which target Android devices.And it’s no surprise to see similar social engineering tricks that have worked on other operating systems in the past also being used on the Android platform.Like […]

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Unwanted Apps in Google Play Pose as Fake AV

11

May

2012

In recent years one of the most prevalent malware threats for PCs (and lately Mac users) is fake-antivirus software, which pretends to be a legitimate security program. Its real purpose is to charge victims a fee to remove a nonexistent threat. The same threat has now been ported to mobile devices. In some cases we […]

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