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June virus activity review: number of threats for Android increased tenfold since January

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Jul

2011

The first summer month in 2011 turned out to be rich in new threats to information security. Doctor Web virus analysts found more than 40 malicious programs for the operating system Android (and only one for iOS), which indicates a steady increase in the platform’s popularity among virus writers. Compared with the beginning of 2011, […]

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Criminals gain control over Mac with BackDoor.Olyx

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Jun

2011

Doctor Web-the leading Russian developer of anti-virus software -informs users that its virus analysts have discovered a new threat to computers running Mac OS X. BackDoor.Olyx is the second known backdoor for the operating system. If a machine is compromised by the malware, attackers get an opportunity to covertly control the computer. The backdoor receives […]

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New Trojan horse for Android spreads with Angry Birds Rio Unlock

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Jun

2011

Doctor Web-a leading Russian anti-virus vendor-warns users about a new dangerous malware family that target smart phones running Android-Android.Plankton. The malware built into Angry Birds Rio Unlock, which gives access to hidden levels of this popular game, sends information about the infected device to criminals and downloads other malicious programs.The beginning of June 2011 saw […]

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June virus activity review: number of threats for Android increased tenfold since January

Criminals gain control over Mac with BackDoor.Olyx

New Trojan horse for Android spreads with Angry Birds Rio Unlock

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