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Vulnerable and aggressive adware threatening millions
Help Net Security We have analyzed all Android apps with over one million downloads on Google Play, and we found that over 1.8% of these apps used Vulna. These affected apps have been downloaded more than 200 million times in total. Though it is widely known that ad … |
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Report: 'Aggressive Adware' More Prevalent Among Android Malware
Threatpost (blog) Android security A new report from Trend Micro showed a 483 percent jump in malware — including "aggressive adware" that harvests person data without permission using legitimate ad networks. It's no surprise that the open nature of the Android … Attackers besiege Google Android OS Trend Micro warns Android users about sharp rise in malware |
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Free Android App Scans for Aggressive Ad Networks
PCWorld Lookout's Android security software, for instance, does not flag apps that exhibit aggressive ad serving. As others have done, Halliday characterized the problem as similar to what went on years ago in the desktop world when the behavior of pop-up ads … |
Security researchers from Sophos warn that a new wave of PayPal phishing emails are hitting people’s inboxes in an attempt to trick them into exposing their login credentials. The emails bear a subject of “Please confirm your identity” and have forged …
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