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GTA Vice City Android Game Installs SMS Sending Boxer Variant
Grand Theft Auto is a popular target for shenanigans, and today we’re going to look at an unofficial GTA Vice City game that wants users to install a variant of Boxer which claims to be a Flash update (you can …
The Top Five Rogue AV Families of 2011
In 2011, we have seen that rogue AVs—programs posing as legitimate antivirus software that dupe users into downloading and installing them onto systems with the lure of supposed system infections—remain a threat that continue to persist. We’ve seen these programs …
Fake Flash Player App is an SMS Trojan and Adware
Adobe marked August 15, 2012—exactly a week ago—as the last day when users could download and install Flash Player on their Android devices if they didn’t have it yet. The company made this announcement so they can focus on Flash on the …
Privacy and Politics in the Mobile Age
With the US presidential election less than three months away, news and campaign ads about the candidates—President Barack Obama and the former governor of Massachusetts, Mitt Romney—are hard to miss. Traditional news organizations and online media, and social networks are abuzz. But …
Fraudsters Use Legit AV Brands to Mask Boxer
SMS scammers targeting Android smartphone users are showing no sign of ceasing. As long as Android has a big chunk of the consumer market, threats targeting this OS will never go away. So far, we’ve seen bogus mobile Internet browsers, such …
Who Benefits?
Directgov is where people in the UK go to find information on tax, benefits, public services and other related services (if you’re not from the UK, you may have seen their logo used in student loan phishes). Today I found …
Scammers Prey on London 2012 Mobile Game Players
Not long ago, organizers of this year’s Olympic Games released London 2012 – Official Mobile Game, a fun smartphone app for Android, iOS, and Blackberry users. Screenshots taken from Google Play (click to enlarge) According to this website: “The …
VIPRE Mobile Security Premium Worldwide Launch
After 10,000+ downloads on Google Play, the Premium version of VIPRE Mobile Security is now available for purchase worldwide. VIPRE Mobile Security puts your safety first, protecting your smartphone or tablet from over 10,000 known Android viruses. It’s the antivirus …
Pinterest Spam Bank on “Independence Day”
Guess what got dropped into inboxes while everyone is eager to watch some fireworks. click to enlarge Yes. That. From: {possibly random sender} Subject: Independence Day Message body: Pinterest Hi! With millions of new pins added every week, we congratulate …
Boxer SMS Scam Poses as Firefox for Android
One of our security researchers in the AV Labs spotted an Android application posing as the popular Web browser Firefox and is hosted on several Russian websites (Note that these sites are still up and running as of this writing). The …
