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Jan

12

2011

Sophos: Android is a big target of Facebook-based viruses

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by Mikka Burrell
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BitDefender recently conducted a study that showed that Facebook is a growing attack source for smartphone malware. Sophos Senior Technology Consultant Graham Cluley is now saying Android smartphones are the easiest targets for these types of attacks. “The iPhone operates in a more controlled environment and the BlackBerry security model is fairly strong. Because Android [...]

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Dec

29

2010

New Android trojan virus discovered, dubbed “Gemini”

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by Dustin Karnes
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Today, mobile security company Lookout released some information regarding a new virus found in the wild, and it’s targeting Android phones. The virus comes to us by way of China, and has been dubbed “Gemini”. The app attaches itself to legitimate applications, such as: Monkey Jump 2 Sex Positions President vs. Aliens City Defrense Baseball [...]

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Nov

11

2010

Popular computer security company AVG acquires DroidSecurity, updates Android Market app “Antivirus”

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by Dustin Karnes
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It seems like everyone’s trying to get on the Android bandwagon, and anti-virus and security companies are no exception. Security company AVG, makers of the well known antivirus program by the same name, has recently acquired DroidSecurity, the minds behind the Android app “Antivirus”, currently available in the Android Market. And, as of now, the [...]

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Aug

10

2010

New Trojan Hits Android Bringing the First Virus to the Google OS

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by Chris Moor
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Kaspersky Labs has identified the first virus to attack the Google Android OS. The virus is named Trojan-SMS.AndroidOS.FakePlayer.a and attacks Android devices an SMS message prompting the receiver to download a small 13KB Media Player app. The virus then sends out SMS messages to premium rate phone numbers without any notifications to the user. This [...]

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Aug

1

2010

Android Devices Under Attack, Software Released Shows Vulnerabilities

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by Chris Moor
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A software company called Spider Labs released a tool for attacking Android based smart phones, at this year’s Defcon Hacker’s Convention in Las Vegas. “It wasn’t difficult to build,” said Nicholas Percoco, “There are people who are much more motivated to do these things than we are,” The conference attracts thousands of participants each year [...]

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Jul

29

2010

Suspicious Android apps may be stealing millions of users’ data

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by Dustin Karnes
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Alright, before you panic, let’s all calm down and take a look at what’s going on here. A security team named “Lookout”, who does have antivirus and anti-malware apps available for the Android platform, has said that there are a number of apps, all from the same developer, that are recording and sending out personal [...]

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Jul

14

2010

Spyware disguised as tip calculator app

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by Chris Moor
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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

24

2010

Google wipes app from phones remotely… with good reason.

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by Dustin Karnes
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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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