As many as 30 malicious Android apps with cumulative downloads of nearly 10 million have been found on the Google Play Store distributing adware. "All of them were built into various programs, including image-editing software, virtual keyboards, system tools and utilities, calling apps, wallpaper collection apps, and others," Dr.Web said in a Tuesday write-up. While … [Read more...] about These 28+ Android Apps with 10 Million Downloads from the Play Store Contain Malware
downloads
Beware! FMWhatsApp mod downloads viruses to smartphones
We recently discovered that a version of popular WhatsApp mod FMWhatsApp includes an embedded Trojan. The Trojan, called Triada, downloads other malware to users’ devices. Here’s how it happened and why using modified versions of WhatsApp is dangerous. Why use WhatsApp mods? Not all users are happy with the official WhatsApp app. Some may feel a need for self-destructing … [Read more...] about Beware! FMWhatsApp mod downloads viruses to smartphones
42 Adware Apps with 8 Million Downloads Traced Back to Vietnamese Student
First of all, if you have any of the below-listed apps installed on your Android device, you are advised to uninstall it immediately.Cybersecurity researchers have identified 42 apps on the Google Play Store with a total of more than 8 million downloads, which were initially distributed as legitimate applications but later updated to maliciously display full-screen … [Read more...] about 42 Adware Apps with 8 Million Downloads Traced Back to Vietnamese Student
CamScanner is a malicious Android app with more than 100 million downloads in Google Play
Kaspersky researchers recently found malware in an app called CamScanner, a phone-based PDF creator that includes OCR (optical character recognition) and has more than 100 million downloads in Google Play. Various resources call the app by slightly different names such as CamScanner — Phone PDF Creator and CamScanner-Scanner to scan PDFs. Official app stores such as Google … [Read more...] about CamScanner is a malicious Android app with more than 100 million downloads in Google Play