The Android Market was once again infiltrated by malware, as a handful of premium service abusers (which we detect as ANDROIDOS_RUFRAUD.A) posed as legitimate apps were uploaded to the site. A few users were able to install the malicious apps before Google took them down– a fast reaction due to the quick responses from vigilant…
Read MoreKervin Alintanahin
Threats Analyst
For the past week or so, the Internet has been buzzing over Carrier IQ – an application that is apparently preinstalled in devices to monitor network and handset performance – and the privacy issues surrounding it. There are several issues surrounding the reports about Carrier IQ, issues around the kind of information it gathers, the…
Read MoreA new threat wants to subscribe your device to premium services. A few months back, we reported about an Android malware targeting China Mobile subscribers by abusing premium services, and more recently, one that monitors for certain keywords in text messages. What’s the connection between these two? Well, we were able to analyze an Android malware…
Read MoreWe recently discussed a new Trojanized Android app sample. Today, we will discuss yet another one. This new Android malware is known as GoldDream and is detected by Trend Micro as ANDROIDOS_SPYGOLD.A. The particular app that was Trojanized in this attack was a racing game called “Fast Racing.” For a game, this Trojanized version needs a lot…
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