by J. Angelo Racoma, 3 months ago

Chinese users are warned against malware circulating around app repositories that hijack the smartphone’s messaging system to send spam messages. Dubbed “Bill Shocker,” the advisory on the malware was made by security research firm NQ…

by Joe Hindy, 4 months ago

If something must be done, it’s best to take on that task like a boss. Or like a ninja. Both are perfectly acceptable ways to deal with stuff. However, one problem that’s affecting more and…

by Gary Sims, 4 months ago

The malware situation for Android doesn’t seem to be improving and although the vast majority of these malicious apps are spread via third party appstores (often in China or Russia) there have been quite a number of apps…

by Bams Sadewo, 4 months ago

The world’s most popular Android smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy S3, is the pride and joy of many. But as the saying goes, to love something is to accept its flaws – many of them. First,…

by Robert Triggs, 5 months ago

We’ve been covering the Exyons chip root exploit since it first appeared a few days ago. The vulnerability allows for phones using the affected Exyons chips to be rooted using a simple apk file, meaning…

by Chris Smith, 5 months ago

We continue to talk about Android malware today – after seeing not one, but two reports in recent days detailing malware expectations in the mobile worlds for 2013, but also after hearing about the Samsung…

by Robert Triggs, 5 months ago

Anyone worried about the Exynos chip exploit we covered yesterday? Well you should be able to sleep a little easier tonight, as one of the folks over at XDA-Developers has already created a fix for…

by Chris Smith, 5 months ago

We kept talking about Android malware these days, with various reports from security firms coming out to suggest that even more Android devices will be affected by malicious apps next year. In addition to these…

by Chris Smith, 5 months ago

Earlier today we showed you a new report saying that around 18 million Android devices will be affected by malware next year. And now we have another similar story. While the previous data came from Lookout…

by Joe Hindy, 5 months ago

It is no secret that there is a lot of Malware on Android. In fact, every report seems to indicate that there is more Malware out there than ever before. As it turns out, predictions…

by Gary Sims, 5 months ago

All software has security vulnerabilities. It is a fact. You only need to look at the software updates that are issued by the big companies like Microsoft, Adobe, Apple and Google to see how prevalent is this…

by Chris Smith, 5 months ago

This isn’t the first time we talk about the enhanced security features available in Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. First, we looked at these features before Android 4.2 was official, at a time a leaked ROM…

by Varun Raj, 5 months ago

No surprise here: cybercriminals are taking advantage of the less informed Android users. The latest trick? Targeting those who search for Windows drivers that would let them connect Android devices to their PCs. The MO is…

by Gary Sims, 5 months ago

There is no point in trying to ignore it and hope it will go way, but Android does have a malware problem. Of course, Windows has a big malware problem too. So it is ironic that Microsoft’s official…

by Chris Smith, 6 months ago

Since we inevitably keep talking about malware in the Android ecosystem, and since we have already told you a bunch of times that Android 4.2 comes with some enhanced anti-malware security features, it’s time to…