Lookout Security app updated to provide hotfix for Galaxy S III lock screen hack

by Jared Peters on Mar 12th 2013, 10:16am
tagged lookout, privacy, security

Mobile security is being an increasingly big deal, and after that tricky little lock screen hack was discovered last week on a few Samsung model phones, it’s easy to see why. Fortunately, expert security application Lookout has released an update on the Play Store that temporarily patches this issue until Samsung can get a bugfix out to all of the afflicted devices.

Essentially, the hack involved trying to place an emergency call and accessing emergency contacts, then backing out to the home screen from the contact list. This would give the user full access to an unlocked home screen. Lookout has fixed that glitch by preemptively bringing the emergency dialer to the foreground when it’s running, which breaks the home button trick. This hotfix works on the Galaxy S III, Galaxy S III Mini, and the Galaxy Note II. Not a perfect solution, but hopefully this will hold people over until Samsung can personally fix the problem.

source: Lookout Blog

Lookout Gets Updated To Bring Lock Cam Functionality, Allowing Us To See Who Tried To Steal Our Precious Toys

by Roy Alugbue on Jan 23rd 2013, 4:29pm
tagged lookout, mobile security

As our smartphones become more and more valuable to us, we need to find different ways to protect them or recover them quickly if they end up in the wrong hands. With this in mind, Lookout Mobile Security has recently been updated to give even more security and piece of mind for owners of various Android devices thanks to a couple of features. The first feature is the implementation of Lock Cam, which allows for users to see if their device has been stolen or if someone else may be trying to snoop through when you’re not around. The way Lock Cam works is that it takes a picture of anyone who enters an incorrect password three times into your Android lock screen with the front-facing camera on your device. Once that is done, owners of the vulnerable device then receives an email with the picture and the location of your device, giving you all the deets about who tried to access your device and where it happened. The second feature applies to premium subscription users where they can add a customized message of up to 300 characters to the Lookout Lock screen, so it acts as an SOS of sorts and helps the device find its way home to its rightful owner. Premium users can enable this cool feature by logging into Lookout.com from any smartphone or computer screen.

The latest update is now available for your Android device today, so head on down to the Play Store and grab it… now.

Play Store Download Link

T-Mobile and Lookout delivering Mobile Security Solution to protect customers’ devices

by Macky Evangelista on Oct 24th 2012, 6:05pm
tagged lookout, security, T-Mobile

Today, T-Mobile and the Lookout team have announced a partnership to bring customers an alternative mobile security solution. Lookout’s Automatic App Security will come pre-loaded on select devices this year on T-Mobile and is expected on most Android devices in 2013, securing smartphones and tablets right out of the box for free.

The second you turn on your T-Mobile Android device that has this pre-installed, your device will automatically be secured upon boot. According to T-Mobile and Lookout:

Lookout will scan all applications upon download, in addition to providing weekly scans for potential threats, using its Mobile Threat Network, the world’s largest database of applications. The user will be notified if the application is determined to be safe or not. If an application is identified as potentially harmful, Lookout will provide information and instructions on how to protect against the threat or uninstall the application.

These days, plenty of people are looking for extra ways to protect their mobile phones. After all, these phones are more like computers these days than actual phones. You can always pay $2.99 extra per month for additional features such as remotely locking your device or backing up photos. Do you guys see this as something you’d love to have or do you see it as something you don’t need and will just add to bloat-ware?

You can check T-Mobile and Lookouts press release after the break for further information!

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Lookout Mobile Security issues update to protect against dialer exploits

by Colton Kaiser on Sep 29th 2012, 1:12am
tagged applications, lookout, Lookout Mobile Security

Security is a major concern amongst Android users, and this week a major security vulnerability was found on Samsung devices which allowed handsets to be remotely wiped from the Dialer application. While Samsung says the issue has been fixed with a software update, it remains unclear whether or not other phones have been affected. Regardless, the mobile security experts at Lookout have rolled out an update to their official Android application, providing much-needed protection against malicious and hazardous phone numbers.

This makes Lookout Security & Antivirus the first application to successfully block the exploit. The protection works by scanning telephone links before they open. When selecting a telephone number, the service will proceed to warn you if the number is fake or malicious. It does require user input, however, as Lookout will ask if you’d like to scan the tel: link in question. As usual though, when making a selection you can set it as the default within the pop-up box. So, if you haven’t already updated to the latest version of Lookout, you can head to the Play Store link below. For those of you not currently using a security suite for your phone, now is probably a good time to start.

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Play Store Download Link

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Lookout Launches Updated Mobile Web Site, Makes Finding Lost Phones Easy

by Ed Caggiani on Aug 9th 2012, 1:53am
tagged lookout, Lookout Mobile, Lookout Mobile Security, MyLookout

Lookout Security and Antivirus has always been a great security suite that keeps your phone virus-free, helps you find lost phones, and securely backs up your data to the cloud. Now it got even better with the newly-revamped mobile web site, which allows you to find a lost or stolen device from any browser. The site has always had the ability to find a lost device, but the new layout makes it simpler than ever.

The new mobile site allows you to view your contacts, locate your phone through Google Maps, and remotely wipe and lock your device if you’re a Premium user. The redesign makes it very touch friendly since most people locate their lost phones from other mobile devices (usually a nearby friend’s phone as soon as the user first notices his phone is missing). You can even force your phone to “scream”, even if the sound is off, in case you lost your phone nearby.

So if you’re prone to losing things, or if you just want to be ultra-safe, download Lookout from the Play Store link or QR code below, and be sure to visit mylookout.com from a mobile device to check out the new site.

Play Store Download Link

source: lookout blog

Lookout Labs Introduces Mobile Threat Tracker App

by Roy Alugbue on Jan 24th 2012, 12:40pm
tagged Froyo 2.2, internet security, lookout, malware, mobile security, security apps, spyware, viruses

Mobile security developer Lookout is looking to further innovate internet security on our mobile devices. Using the Lookout Labs (which is how the Lookout team creates and launches new products), they’ve gone ahead and introduced the Mobile Threat Tracker. The app allows you to zoom through time and watch as thousands of sparks light up the globe; each spark represents Lookout blocking a threat to protect a real user. The Mobile Threat Tracker is essentially an interactive means of seeing the threats that Lookout identifies and catches every day. Basically, the app should answer basic questions including “are there really mobile threats?” and “how many mobile threats are there?” There’s even the ability to see the names of the top three trending threats such as week’s top threat, RuPaidMarket, masquerades as a useful app but actually sends premium SMS messages without allowing you to opt out, or letting you know that you will be charged. Sounds awful familiar, doesn’t it?

The app is only compatible with Froyo+ devices, so if you don’t have Android 2.2, sadly you’re out of luck. You can find the Mobile Threat Tracker app in the Android Market today. So be sure to grab it in the Market or using the handy QR code provided to you below.

Android Market link

[via Lookout Labs]

European Premium SMS Toll Fraud Rising, Thanks in Part to RuFraud

by Jack Holt on Dec 13th 2011, 2:07pm
tagged europe, Google, lookout, Lookout Mobile, RuFraud, SMS Tool Fraud

In recent months premium SMS toll fraud apps have been on the rise and have been primarily targeting users in Europe. Known as downloaders for for well-known third party software (i.e. an app like Opera Mobile) and can be primarily found on various file sharing sites and alternative markets.

This week, a new threat known as RuFraud, has come to light. It’s posted to the official Android Market and the first batch appeared as a string of horoscope apps with a hidden Terms of Service indicating charges. When you first use these apps you are presented with one option to continue, and this is presumed to be an agreement to premium charges buried in layers of obscure links. These short codes can affect users in the following countries:

- Russia,
- Azerbaijan,
- Armenia,
- Georgia,
- Czech Republic,
- Poland,
- Kazakhstan,
- Belarus,
- Latvia,
- Kyrgyzstan,
- Tajikistan,
- Ukraine,
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Lookout Mobile Security “Localized” In United Kingdom, Australia and Canada

by Harold Williams on Nov 9th 2011, 2:44pm
tagged antivirus, hackers, lookout, Lookout Mobile Security, malware, National Cyber Security Awareness Month, security, security awareness

Lookout Mobile Security has always been downloadable all over the world where 30% if Lookout’s users are international. Now features like find-my-phone, data backup, and data restore features that the U.S. have enjoyed are available in the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada with more to come. Their first overseas partnership is with Telstra giving its customers access to Lookout via the Android Market. Lookout is upping its game quickly with it’s recent move to the Android tablet arena and now pushing it’s feature internationally. If you haven’t signed up for Lookout yet, you should check it out. The free app provides security, data backup, and find-my-phone features, but Lookout Premium provides comprehensive security and privacy protection for $2.99/month or $29.99/year. More importantly, you can now register both your smartphone and tablet under the same account. Hit up the break for download links and the full press release from Lookout.

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MSN Malware App In Market and How Users Can Identify Malware Apps

by Roy Alugbue on Nov 6th 2011, 2:09pm
tagged Android Malware, avg, lookout, malware, mcafee, norton, Unique

So you’re interested in looking for a new app, but don’t know where to go or where to start? You go to the Android Market of course where you’re free to view thousands of available apps straight from countless developers! Sadly though, Android owners must remember to take great caution when checking out apps. As great as Android’s liberal policies for apps are, the policies may be a little too loose at times, allowing for questionable and suspect malware apps to sneak onto the Market. You might remember back in August how we pointed out McAfee reported the Android OS being the most popular target for mobile malware developers. While it’s unlikely most Android users will actually be affected by an infected app, the threat of your device becoming affected is still very much a reality. Artem Russakovski of Android Police shares this threat that will certainly raise an eyebrow or two. Read on about this noteworthy discovery and how to protect yourselves from something like this after the break. » Read the rest

Contest: Tweet us a picture of your Jack-O-Man for a chance to win 1 year of Lookout Premium for FREE

by Robert Nazarian on Oct 30th 2011, 9:16am
tagged Contest, Jack-O-Man, lookout, Lookout Mobile Security

This is for all those that were pounded with snow a little early for a white Halloween. With many inconveniences such as power outages, we thought we would lighten up the mood with a little contest. With it being a white Halloween, it seems like the perfect time to make a Jack-O-Man: A Halloween themed snowman. It can be a snowman with a pumkin head or anything you can think of. Just send us a tweet of your picture @TalkAndroid, and we will pick the best one. The winner will receive one free year of Lookout Mobile Premium.

Lookout Mobile Security is the best way to protect your Android device from malware and spyware, do data backups, and find your device when it’s lost or stolen. Now it’s even better since they added tablet support.

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