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A closer look at why Android is the “Windows XP” of the mobile world
ITProPortal Many Windows-based botnets can "rally" to a new command and control server if their existing one gets knocked offline. Some, like ZeroAccess and GameOver Zeus, transmit commands via peer-to-peer networks, with no central server. Mobile botnets, on the … |
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A Closer Look: Perkele Android Malware Kit
Krebs on Security Perkele disguises itself as various Android security applications and certificates. Perkele is sold for $ 1,000, and it's made to interact with a wide variety of malware already resident on a victim's PC. When a victim visits his bank's Web site, the … |
Casey Johnston / Ars Technica:
Internet users now have more and closer friends than those offline — Have a computer, Internet connection, and no Facebook profile? Now you’re the weirdo outcast. In a new study done by the Pew Research Center, collections of data from thousands of participants showed that people …