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Google remotely killing Android malware
Google is now using a remote security tool to remove malicious applications from affected Android devices after a malware outbreak hit its official app store.
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Malicious apps found in Google’s Android online store
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The malicious apps were disguised as a legitimate mobile banking apps and were designed to steal user's online banking credentials.
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Android botnet infections on the uptick
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Mobile botnets are nowhere near as big as PC zombie networks, but the threat is growing, according to a new report from Damballa.
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Fake Android app mimics Netflix-for-mobile
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A malicious app, masquerading as the online streaming video service Netflix, aims to steal information from Android users, according to Symantec research.
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“Significant” security threats found in Android devices
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Android phones from leading manufacturers -- including HTC, Motorola and Samsung -- contain pre-loaded applications that do not properly enforce the platform's permission-based security model.
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Google fixing Android Wi-Fi snooping flaw
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Google on Wednesday began distributing a patch to address a security flaw in all but the latest versions of its Android mobile operating system.
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First SMS trojan targeting Android phones detected
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The first malicious program targeting smartphones running Google's Android operating system has been detected, according to researchers at Kaspersky Lab. The SMS trojan, masquerading as a media player application, already has infected a number of mobile devices, Kaspersky said. Once installed on a user's phone, the trojan delivers text messages to premium rate numbers without the user's consent, resulting in money being transferred from a user's account to the cybercriminals. Right now, the trojan only affects Russian users and is not spreading in the Android Marketplace, but researchers expect to see more malware soon targeting Android phones. — AM
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Malicious apps discovered in Android Market
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Rogue developers uploaded malicious versions of at least a dozen popular games to the Android Market.
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Dozens of malicious apps pulled from Android Market
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Google has removed dozens of apps from its Android Market after discovering they contained malware that could compromise users' personal data.
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New Android spyware answers incoming calls
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A new, malicious Android app disguises itself as Google+ and is capable of stealing data, as well as answering and recording incoming phone calls.
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