Mobile Menace Monday: FakeGift is the gift that keeps on frustrating

Last spring, we found yet another piece of riskware on Google Play we call Android/PUP.Riskware.FakeGift. Based on Hindi characters found in the code, we can assume it originates from India. With over 50,000 installs before being removed from Google Play, FakeGift apparently kept on...

New Android Malware Framework Turns Apps Into Powerful Spyware

Security researchers have uncovered a new, powerful Android malware framework that is being used by cybercriminals to turn legitimate apps into spyware with extensive surveillance capabilities—as part of what seems to be a targeted espionage campaign. Legitimate Android applications when bundled...

New Android Malware Framework Turns Apps Into Powerful Spyware

Security researchers have uncovered a new, powerful Android malware framework that is being used by cybercriminals to turn legitimate apps into spyware with extensive surveillance capabilities—as part of what seems to be a targeted espionage campaign. Legitimate Android applications when bundled...

Triout Malware Carries Out Extensive, Targeted Android Surveillance

A mobile spyware for Android was disclosed today, with extensive, advanced surveillance capabilities that suggest that a sophisticated actor is pulling the strings. Using a recently discovered malware dubbed Triout, bad actors are tapping into the proliferating footprint of Android-based...

AV-Comparatives: Trend Micro Mobile Security for Android Provides 100% Malware Protection for Mobile Users

With the introduction of Android v8.0 Android Oreo in August of 2017, among other OS improvements Google introduced its built-in malware protection for Android call Play Protect dependent on Google Play Services 11 or later. Play Protect checks apps and APK files downloaded from Google Play or...

Fortnite Skips Google Play For Android Apps, Irking Security Experts

Security experts are dismayed after the makers of extremely popular video game Fortnite said its Android version of the game will only be available for download via the company’s website, shirking the Google Play store. Last week, Fortnite creator Epic Games confirmed that it will directly...

Fortnite APK Download for Android Won't Be Available on Google Play Store

There's both good news and bad news for Fortnite game lovers. Fortnite, one of the most popular games in the world right now, is coming to Android devices very soon, but players would not be able to downloadFortnite APK from the Google Play Store. Instead, Epic Games software development company...

Fortnite APK Download for Android Won't Be Available on Google Play Store

There's both good news and bad news for Fortnite game lovers. Fortnite, one of the most popular games in the world right now, is coming to Android devices very soon, but players would not be able to download Fortnite APK from the Google Play Store. Instead, Epic Games software development company...

Hundreds of Android apps on Play Store infected with Windows malware

By Uzair Amir Yes, malware in Android apps aimed at Windows devices. Palo Alto Networks’ researchers have made a startling new discovery that nearly 145 applications available on the Google Play Store contain malicious Microsoft Windows executable files. Some of the malware-infected apps have bee...

Bevy of Android Apps Harbor Hidden Malicious Windows Executables

Researchers have found up to 145 Android apps on the Google Play store infected by malicious Microsoft Windows executable files capable of planting key-loggers on Windows systems. Researchers at Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 said Monday that they suspect that the Android app developers involved wer...

Google Bans Cryptocurrency Mining Android Apps From the Play Store

Following Apple's lead in banning cryptocurrency mining apps, Google has also updated its Play Store policy this week to ban apps that mine cryptocurrencies on users' devices in the background. However, there are countless cryptocurrency mining apps, including MinerGate, AA Miner, NeoNeonMiner, a...

Lenovo Help Android App Access Control - Lenovo Support US

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Lenovo Help Android App Access Control - US

Lenovo Security Advisory: LEN-21561 Potential Impact: Exposure and modification of private app data Severity: Medium Scope of Impact: Lenovo-specific CVE Identifier: CVE-2018-9067 Summary Description: The Lenovo Help Android app had insufficient access control for some functions which, if...

Grundig Smart Inter@ctive 3.0 Insecure Direct Object Reference

Exploit Title: Grundig Smart Remote App CSRF Google Dork: Local Vulnerability Date: 06.07.2018 Exploit Author: Ahmethan GALTEKAdegN @inject0r16 Vendor Homepage: https://www.grundig.com/ Software Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=arcelik. android.grundig.remote Version: Grundig...

Python-Based Adware Evolves to Install Malicious Browser Extensions

Security researchers have been warning of a few newly detected variants of python-based adware that are being distributed in the wild not only to inject ads but also found installing malicious browser extensions and hidden cryptocurrency miner into victims' computers. Dubbed PBot, or PythonBot, t...

Fortnite Fraudsters Infest the Web with Fake Apps, Scams

Fortnite, the sandbox video game, has become so popular that its maker, Epic Games, is ponying up $100 to $300 million to supply prize money for eSports tournaments. What it hasn’t ponied up for – at least not yet – is an Android version. Which means the bad guys are having a field day. We report...

Malicious App Infects 60,000 Android Devices – But Still Saves Their Batteries

UPDATE A battery-saving app that also allows attackers to snatch text messages and read sensitive log data has been downloaded by more than 60,000 Android devices so far. But what’s unique about the attack, according to the researchers at RiskIQ who discovered it, is that it holds true to its...

Google Solves Update Issue for Android Apps Installed from Unknown Sources

If you are wondering how to receive latest updates for an Android app—installed via a 3rd party source or peer-to-peer app sharing—directly from Google Play Store. For security reasons, until now apps installed from third-party sources cannot be updated automatically over-the-air, as Google does...

Fake Fortnite for Android links found on YouTube

The extremely popular video game Fortnite is coming to Android sometime this summer, and the fanbase is going wild. Not surprisingly, mobile malware developers are taking advantage. Already, there are several videos on YouTube with links claiming to be versions of Fortnite for Android, despite th...

Mobile Menace Monday: A race to hidden ads

Who doesn’t love a good motorcycle racing game, right? How about one easily available on Google Play, a “safe” place for all your Android app desires? How about a bike racing game that sticks with you so much, you can’t easily uninstall it? And it displays hidden ads? Wait, what!? That’s right! I...