- Virus alerts
- By Eduard Kovacs
- May 31st, 2012
Shady Fortune Teller Android App Found on Google Play
As many as 5,000 users downloaded the application before it was removed
- Spam Reports
- By Eduard Kovacs
- May 21st, 2012
Fake Facebook Dating Apps Redirect Android Users to Potentially Malicious Sites
The mechanism could be used for marketing and for serving malware
- Weekly Roundup
- By Eduard Kovacs
- May 20th, 2012
Security Brief: UGNazi, Protests and Android Malware
DDOS attacks, data leaks, and The Jester complete the list
- Virus alerts
- By Eduard Kovacs
- May 18th, 2012
Android.Opfake: Free Apps Come at a Price
"Talking Tom Cat" shouldn't require access to services that cost money
- Advisories
- By Eduard Kovacs
- May 14th, 2012
Avast Warns About “FakeInst” and Alternative Android Markets
A number of sites have been found to host the malicious SMS Trojan
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- May 11th, 2012
AndroidOS_Boxer.A Malware Poses as Flash Player
After it installs itself on a phone, it starts sending SMSs to premium numbers
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- May 8th, 2012
Shady Developer Serves Fake AV and SMS Sender Apps on Google Play
The cybercriminals use a webkit to automatically generate apps
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- May 5th, 2012
NotCompatible Android Malware Used to Make Fraudulent Purchases
The cybercriminals are making purchases on TicketMaster and Apple App Store
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- May 4th, 2012
Malicious Android Apps Downloaded 700,000 Times from Google Play
Google is still having a hard time removing shady apps from the official Android market
- Virus alerts
- By Eduard Kovacs
- May 3rd, 2012
Hijacked Websites Serve "NotCompatible" Trojan to Android Users
The malware, which poses as a security update, doesn't affect PCs
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- May 1st, 2012
Symantec: 5.5 Billion Attacks Blocked in 2011
The report shows that religious sites were infected with more malware than adult sites
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 30th, 2012
AVG: Android Malware Is Pushed via Twitter and Facebook
It's easy to monetize a malicious operation when there are so many potential victims
- Virus alerts
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 30th, 2012
Cybercriminals Control Android TigerBot Via SMS
The malware is still being developed, but it already has some “cool” features
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 30th, 2012
Fake “GTA 10th Anniversary Edition” Installs SMS Trojan
Another scheme part of OpFake surfaces to target Android users
- Security Blog
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 26th, 2012
Google Play Serves Malicious Legend of Zelda and Counter Terrorism Games
Other similar shady apps were also found on Google's official market
- Security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 19th, 2012
5,000 Malicious Android Apps Identified in Q1, 2012
Trend Micro released a report to show the most important threats of 2012
- Virus alerts
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 18th, 2012
Android Users Targeted with Rogue Instagram Apps
A number of sites are set up to serve rogue versions of popular Android apps