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Android malware being automatically distributed from hacked websites looks like it's being used to mask online purchases, and could be part of a fraud gang's new push into mobile, researchers said today.
By Gregg Keizer | 05 May, 2012 06:28
Lookout Security today launched a free program that scans Android devices for evidence of apps that use any of 35 different ad networks, and tells users what kinds of ads will be displayed and what user information those networks collect.
By Gregg Keizer | 24 February, 2012 07:48
Symantec has backtracked from assertions last week that 13 Android apps distributed by Google's Android Market were malicious, and now says that the code in question comes from an aggressive ad network that provides revenue to the smartphone programs.
By Gregg Keizer | 02 February, 2012 08:03
Researchers from Lookout Security disagreed with rival Symantec that 13 apps on the Android Market were malicious, instead saying that they showed the same behaviors as other ad-supported apps.
By Gregg Keizer | 28 January, 2012 12:13
Google has removed nearly two dozen malware-infected apps from its official Android Market in the last several days, a security company said Sunday.
By Gregg Keizer | 13 December, 2011 06:28
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