Trend Micro researchers just discovered and reported a number of malicious beauty camera apps for Android on Google Play store, some of which downloaded millions of times. The apps could access remote ad configuration servers that could be used for…
The story of infected Android apps is endless, and the possibility you’ve downloaded a malicious app instead of a useful one is not small at all. Some malicious apps are worse than others, and such is the case with a…
22 Android apps were removed from Google Play Store because they were involved in a rather untraditional adware operation. The compromised apps were performing click fraud while disguising the Android devices as iPhones to trick online advertisers. Researchers dubbed the…
According to statistics provided by Andrew Ahn, Product Manager at Google, the company removed over 700,000 Android app from the Play Store last year. In 2017, the Google team took down more than 700,000 apps that violated the Google Play…
Despite the multiple cases of fake or compromised Android apps, bad applications continue to sneak in, successfully bypassing any security measures Play Store has. 85 such applications were just removed from there. The apps were infected with malware that was…
Cryptocurrency miners have successfully sneaked in the Google Play store. Researchers have found apps with malicious capabilities directed towards cryptocurrency mining. The apps were found to use dynamic JavaScript loading in combination with native code injection to bypass detection by…
Instagram users, beware! ESET researchers just disclosed that 13 malicious apps on Google Play are currently trying to harvest user Instagram credentials. The apps in question carry Android/Spy.Inazigram which is phishing for credentials, eventually sending them to a remote server.…
VPN is surely a great service. It allows users to tunnel their way through a safe network and remain private and secure while browsing online. This makes VPN the reason for many developers to focus on creating applications that offer…
One of the first ever mobile doxware viruses embedded in an app installing ransomware, calling itself Charger has been detected by malware researchers. The application was directly available in Google Play Store for Android devices under the name EnergyRescue. Upon…
Instead of being stopped, a powerful kit of different types of malware, primarily Trojan horses still continues to infect Android users on a daily basis. Reports by TrendLabs at Trend Micro indicate that some apps have even managed to generate…
Flash keyboard is an alternative Android keyboard that’s sold on the official Google Play store. The app could be considered malware, as the permissions required are used to collect personal information. Flash Keyboard has been installed more than 50 million…
Malware creators often use porn applications to spread malicious code across users’ mobile and desktop devices. Often, Google Play is also included in such scenarios, in which click-jacking mobile malware is used to make quick income for affiliates. The operating…
Malicious applications have been sneaking into Google Play Store and affecting users’ devices. Just recently, the mobile security firm Lookout has reported 13 compromised applications located in the Store. Respectively, Google has removed them. However, Lookout’s researchers have made a…
