Jan

2012

Lookout Labs Introduces Mobile Threat Tracker App

by Roy Alugbue
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 [...]

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Aug

2011

Norton Internet Security Now Free on the Android Market

by Ryan Brooks
tagged antivirus, malware, norton, norton antivirus, norton mobile security 2.0, norton mobile security lite, phishing, spyware

Symantec, long-time provider of Antivirus and Security suites on the PC, announced today that their latest endeavor, Norton Mobile Security Lite, would be released for free on the Android Market to those in need of an antivirus solution. The lite version offers the same trusted protection as that of the full version, but blocks the [...]

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Jul

2011

Lookout’s Mobile Threat Network partners with Verizon’s V CAST Apps

by Robert Nazarian
tagged lookout, malware, Mobile Threat Network, network, security, spyware, v cast, Verizon, verizon wireless, virus, viruses

Lookout is quickly becoming the leader in mobile security. Recently, they teamed up with Sprint, and now they are teaming up with Verizon Wireless. Lookout introduced its Mobile Threat Network and Verizon’s V CAST Apps is the first app store to adopt it. Mobile Threat Network is a platform that automates the mobile threat detection [...]

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Jan

2011

Lookout Technical Team Talks About Android Trojan, Mobile Security, App Genome Project

by Dustin Karnes
tagged Android, anti, antimalware, antispyware, antivirus, app, backup, call, contact, contacts, geinimi, Gemini, history, log, lookout, malware, mobile, photo, photos, security, spyware, trojan, virus

By now, I’m sure most of you have heard of Lookout Mobile Security. They’re a company that provides security application for mobile devices, like Android, Blackberry and Windows Mobile. Now, I’m a huge fan of Lookout. In fact, as we speak, I’m backing my pictures up to their servers from my HTC Evo. But we [...]

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Nov

2010

Review: Lookout Mobile Security Premium

by Tyler Cunningham
tagged Android Security, lookout, Lookout Mobile Security, Lookout Premium Mobile Security, malware, remote lock Android, remote wipe Android, spyware

Earlier this week, Lookout Mobile Security announced a premium service to go along with their popular free Android security suite. The free version is already pretty loaded with features, including the ability to scan your apps for spyware and malware, backup and restore your contacts, and help locate your phone if you lose it. Lookout [...]

Aug

2010

NetQin Mobile Inc becomes largest mobile security company in China

by Tyler Cunningham
tagged Android Security, anti-virus, NetQin, spyware, symbian

Chinese firm NetQin Mobile Inc has captured the largest mobile security market share in China, according to research group Frost & Sullivan. In addition to discovering bugs on Symbian devices, NetQin also uncovered Spyware affecting Android devices in July of this year. The company has adapted security software for mobile operating systems like Android, including NetQin [...]

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Aug

2010

Suspicious wallpaper apps cleared of accusations of spyware

by Dustin Karnes
tagged Android, app, Google, malicious, spyware, wallpaper

Recently, there was a big to do over some wallpaper apps that seemed to be gathering user data and sending it to some remote, unknown website in China. Everyone’s initial response? Malicious software! Kill it with fire! Turns out, the apps weren’t doing anything malicious at all. It’s developer was simply a little overly zealous [...]

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Jul

2010

Spyware disguised as tip calculator app

by Chris Moor
tagged anti-virus, antivirus, av, spyware, virus

According to NetQin Inc, a mobile security service provider, a recent spyware program disguised as a tip calculator made it to the Android Market. Once the “tip calculator” was installed, the spyware will send all incoming and outgoing SMS on the system to designated email address on an hourly basis. Another version of the spyware [...]

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Jun

2010

Google wipes app from phones remotely… with good reason.

by Dustin Karnes
tagged Android, Google, malware, remote, security, spyware, virus, wipe

One of the security features of the Android system is Google’s ability to remotely wipe select software on any Android phone. This feature is in place to keep malicious, dangerous, and otherwise no-good apps off the phones of users. The feature is not something used often… or ever, really. However, recently, Google has pulled this [...]

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