Jul 18, 2016 | Cyber-Crime, Mobile Security
ESET has discovered the first ever fake lockscreen app on Google Play, named Pokemon GO Ultimate. As its characteristics suggest, it deliberately locks the screen right after the app is started, forcing the user to restart the device. Unfortunately, in many cases a...
May 12, 2016 | Malware and Exploits, Mobile Security
Today we received notification from the FBI of two families of malware for Android devices which are actively seeking US Banking Credentials. The FBI notice contains information which is marked as TLP: AMBER – which means we cannot share the exact contents with...
Aug 25, 2015 | ESET Mobile Security, Mobile Security, Threat News
ESET®, a global pioneer in proactive internet security for 25-years, today announced the availability of a free Android app – ESET Stagefright Detector – which helps users determine if their Android device is affected by the critical Stagefright exploit. The app...
May 30, 2015 | General Security, Mobile Security, Threat News
Recently, Avast researchers discovered the Trojan porn clicker uploaded to Google Play Store and posing as “Dubsmash 2”. This clicker pretended to be an official application, and was downloaded more than 100,000 times. While the click fraud activity did not cause...
Dec 30, 2012 | ESET Mobile Security, General Security, Mobile Security
The amount of malware targeting Android (android trojans) is still growing fast, and Google has promised to crack down. Back in February of this year, Google announced it was hardening its stance on Android security, unveiling an app-scanner (codenamed Bouncer) to...
Dec 28, 2012 | ESET Mobile Security, Mobile Security
A new form of Android malware can sneak onto your phone, show up as an icon resembling the Android app store known as Google Play It then sends your phone number to criminals, who can then use it to send out text messages or launch a Distributed Denial of Service...
