Twenty-Five More Malware Apps Turn Up In Google’s Android Market
Andy Greenberg, Forbes, 5/31/2011 Rogues apps in Google’s Android App Market may be slowly shifting from an occasional outlier to a routine annoyance. On Sunday night, mobile security firm Lookout announced it had found 25 more malicious programs in Google’s app store, likely created by the same developer as the DroidDream malware that was found [...]
In: Android, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: Malware
Malware writers gunning for Google Android
Ellen Messmer, Network World, 5/10/2011 Apple iPhone threats increasing, but so far iOS devices mostly unscathed, says Juniper Networks report Symbian and Microsoft Windows Mobile platforms have been the proving ground for mobile malware over the past five years, but a new Juniper Networks report states that Google Android now takes “the crown” as the [...]
In: Android, Blackberry, iPhone, Mobile Technology, Symbian, WinPhone · Tagged with: Malware
Webroot gets into Android security with new app
Don Reisinger, CNET News, 4/4/2011 Security firm Webroot has announced a new app for Android users. Dubbed Webroot Mobile Security for Android, the application, which runs on both smartphones and tablets, scans apps for malware prior to installation. It also checks URLs to block phishing attacks. The app’s identity-protection feature lets users remotely lock and [...]
In: Android, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: Malware
Smartphones Usher in Mobile Security Dilemmas
Mobile Tech Today, 3/10/2011 According to security firm Symantec, 54 percent of smartphone users do not have a password lock on their phones when they turn them on or wake them from sleep mode. On top of the dangers of your phone being lost or stolen, there are also a growing number of malicious apps [...]
In: Android, iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: Malware, NFC, WiFi
‘Suspicious Code’ in Fake Android Security Patch
Michelle Megna, InternetNews.com, 3/10/2011 A security patch for Android smartphones disguised as Google-issued update is being analyzed by Symantec. Malicious code was found in a patch disguised as an official Google update designed to remove malware from Android-powered smartphones, according to security firm Symantec. The impostor Android smartphone security patch was discovered at third-party Chinese [...]
In: Android, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: Malware
Zeus Trojan Infects BlackBerry via SMS
Nan Palmero, BlackberryCool, 3/8/2011 BlackBerry is a mostly secure platform, but information on a new Zeus Trojan that has migrated to the BlackBerry has recently been announced. In an effort to help keep you and your fellow BlackBerry users safe, we want to share the details of the trojan. According to infoseland “The malware allows [...]
In: Blackberry, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: Malware, SMS
Google Pulls 21 Apps In Android Malware Scare
Jolie O’Dell, Mashable, 3/1/2011 Google has just pulled 21 popular free apps from the Android Market. According to the company, the apps are malware aimed at getting root access to the user’s device, gathering a wide range of available data, and downloading more code to it without the user’s knowledge. Although Google has swiftly removed [...]
In: Android, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: Malware
“SMS of Death” Could Crash Many Mobile Phones
Erica Naone, Technology Review, 1/4/2011 The phones in many people’s pockets today are miniature personal computers, and they are just as vulnerable as PCs to viruses, malware, and other security problems. But research presented at a conference in Germany last week shows that phones don’t even have to be smart to be vulnerable to hackers. [...]
In: Android, iPhone, Mobile Technology, WinPhone · Tagged with: Ericsson, HTC, Malware, Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, SMS
Android mobile malware has botnet-like traits
Jeremy Kirk, ComputerWorld, 12/29/2010 Hackers are aiming for users of Google’s Android mobile operating system with a malicious application that harvests personal information and sends it to a remote server. The malware, which has been named “Geinimi,” appears to be the first one that has botnet-like capabilities targeted at the Android platform, said Kevin Mahaffey, [...]
In: Android, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: Malware
op Hacker Targets Include Mobile Devices and Mac
Jennifer LeClaire, MobileTechToday, 12/28/2010 McAfee Labs has outlined its top security threats for 2011. Hacker targets listed in its Threat Predictions report include Android, iPhone, Foursquare, Google TV, and Mac OS X. McAfee also predicts more social-media attacks, especially with shortened URLs. The merger of Zeus with SpyEye is also expected to produce more sophisticated [...]
In: Android, iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: Malware