A quick run-down of known Android trojans’ functions
The android-based e-threats found so far are exclusively trojans, masquerading either as legitimate or as pirated versions of popular applications. Only one in particular functions as a trojan...
View ArticleMobile Security Beta Test Started
The new security software for Android is ready for its final shake-down. The beta starts today. It has in the cloud scanning, it has a slick black interface, it even has developers who are known to...
View ArticleLive tracking, anti-theft added to Bitdefender Mobile Security for Android
BitDefender Mobile Security for Android adds functionality once again – new key features include live device tracking. The new anti-theft function allows users to easily track where their device is, in...
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Android Market rules let SndApp trojan slip through
Bitdefender antimalware researchers Csaba-Zsolt Juhos and Vlad Ilie thoroughly documented SndApps as a trojan malware family – but Google doesn’t see it their way. The first instance of a SndApps...
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Bitdefender Power Tune-up Release
Bitdefender Power Tune-up has just emerged from beta testing and into free full app status. The new utility can optimize your Android device for maximum performance and battery economy, as well as help...
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Bitdefender sports new feature in wake of Obad trojan
Bitdefender has introduced a new feature in its mobile security offering, following the discovery of the Obad trojan, which takes device admin privileges but afterwards won’t let go. Obad has been...
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Reveton / IcePol Ransomware Moves to Android
It was just a matter of time until the highly prolific gang behind the Reveton / IcePol network made a move on Android. This shouldn’t be much of a surprise, given that Android is the world’s dominant...
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Android Instapaper App Vulnerable to Man-in-the-Middle Attacks
The Bitdefender Research team analyzed popular Android app Instapaper and found it can be vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attacks that could expose users’ signup/login credentials when they try to log...
View ArticleRansomware and SMS-Sending Trojans: Top Threats in Bitdefender Android H2...
Windows ransomware has inflicted financial losses for the past couple of years, especially since almost half of victims end up paying to recover their files. However, cybercriminals have apparently...
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