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Large Android based botnet built on Backscript Trojan

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Last week, researchers at Kingsoft Security identified the MDK botnet, which they stated has infected up to one million devices. According to Symantec, an analysis of the code of MDK has shown strong similarities to Android.Backscript, and they use the same certificate to sign APKs (Android ... Read More »

Google Play Flooded by Fake Games Apps

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Android users are once again in danger of getting their information collected and being hit by an unending stream of spam and unwelcome offers just because they searched for popular games on Google Play and made the mistake of downloading bogus apps. The latest scammy ... Read More »

99% of mobile based malware targets the Android OS

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The reality that Android malware is an intensifying issue comes as no surprise,  Kaspersky labs found that 99% of freshly discovered malicious mobile apps target the Android platform and nother 1% targeting Java- and Symbian-based smartphones. The majority of Android malware can be divided up ... Read More »

Ubuntu now for Smart Phones

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The new operating system that was announced for phones today is configured to allow for easier access to apps and content than is provided by current mobile operating systems. Ubuntu is doing this by relying on swipe gestures from the edges of the phone’s screen. “Every ... Read More »

Mobile networks housing Android botnets

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The first Android botnet, comprising of compromised devices running on all the large U.S. mobile networks, and it is being utilized to deliver SMS spam, researchers said this week. Cloudmark and Lookout Mobile Security discovered the network this December, the botnet grows when users unwittingly install ... Read More »

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