Last week, we talked about the OBAD Android malware, which installed itself as an administrator on the device and used a vulnerability in Android to hide this fact from the user. One effect of this particular behavior was to make removal of this threat very difficult. Apps that have set themselves up as administrators require…
Read MoreBob Pan
Mobile Security Engineer
Just days after its release on the Apple App Store, some sites are already offering their own dubious versions of Temple Run 2 for Android. With 20 million downloads just 4 days after its release on the Apple App Store, Temple Run 2 is indeed highly-anticipated among Temple Run fans and gaming fanatics. While the…
Read MoreRecently, we found that Android’s debugging feature could be used to steal information from apps running on an Android device. We won’t go into the full details of the problem here, but here is the short version: with some effort, an app can be set up on Android to debug another running app. This debugging…
Read MoreWe recently encountered ANDROIDOS_SMSZOMBIE.A, an Android Trojan targeting China Mobile subscribers that takes control of a device’s SMS functionality. It can send, forward, and drop SMS messages. What makes this more troubling for users is the fact that this malware is difficult to uninstall. A dedicated removal tool will be released to Google Play and…
Read MoreWe’ve reported previously that malicious apps were discovered in the official Android app store, which is now known as Google Play. While those reported apps were removed, more malicious apps have been seen in the official marketplace and appear to be still victimizing users. This is just one of the important reasons why we feel…
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