Meer: Miljoenen Android-malware downloads | rss feed | toevoegen | e-mail nieuwsalarm | B R I G H T - tech/life/style | 2012-01-30 10:16:28
Android-apps met daarin malware verstopt, zouden volgens het beveiligingsbedrijf Symantec al miljoenen keren zijn gedownload.Een fors aantal apps in de Android Market bevat malware, aldus het beveiligingsbedrijf Symantec. Symantec schat dat de apps met malware tussen de 1 en 5 miljoen keer zijn gedownload. Het blijkt om een aantal apps van ontwikkelaars te gaan die via de ingebouwde Android.Counterclank malware persoonlijke gegevens van gebruikers verzamelen. Bovendien zou de malware in staat zijn commando's op de smartphone uit te voeren. De malware werd veelal niet opgemerkt omdat deze voornamelijk in spelletjes verstopt zat. Een zoek-icoontje bovenaan het homescreen wijst op infectie. De laatste tijd wordt de Android Market in toenemende mate geplaagd door apps met malware. In tegenstelling tot apps in de Apple App Store worden apps in de Android Market niet gescreend. De afgelopen maanden zou de verspreiding van malware zijn verdubbeld.verwante verhalenApple verkoopt meer smartphones dan SamsungJe muur als touchscreenMotorola wil verbod op iPhone 4SHorloge met verborgen tijdOvervaller opgepakt met behulp van iPhone-app http://feeds.bright.nl/~r/brightmagazine/~3/NEUtwfADnJg/story01.htm
Meer: Android Malware May Have Infected 5 Million Users | rss feed | toevoegen | e-mail nieuwsalarm | Slashdot | 2012-01-28 06:03:12
bonch writes "A massive Android malware campaign may be responsible for duping as many as 5 million users into downloading the Android.Counterclan infection from the Google Android Market. The trojan collects the user's personal information, modifies the home page, and displays unwanted advertisements. It is packaged in 13 different applications, some of which have been on the store for at least a month. Several of the malicious apps are still available on the Android Market as of 3 P.M. ET. Symantec has posted the full list of infected applications."
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Meer: New Android Malware Attacks Custom ROMs | rss feed | toevoegen | e-mail nieuwsalarm | Slashdot | 2011-06-16 23:47:25
drmacinyasha writes "Today Lookout disclosed a new form of Android malware found in Chinese markets which attacks third-party firmwares (ROMs). By using permissions granted to apps which are signed with the same private keys as the ROM itself, an app can update itself or install and uninstall other apps without user interaction. Most third-party ROMs use the private keys included in the Android Open Source Project, making them vulnerable to this attack. Last month's release of CyanogenMod 7.0.3 (and all subsequent builds) included an "important security fix" which a team member confirmed protects users against this vulnerability by preventing applications signed with the platform key to be installed to user or app-controlled storage."
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Meer: Google's Android Ambitions Go Beyond Mobile | rss feed | toevoegen | e-mail nieuwsalarm | Slashdot | 2011-06-13 22:45:02
PolygamousRanchKid writes "Android has become the top smartphone operating system in the United States, but Google's ambitions for it go well beyond tablet computers and smartphones, even beyond the mobile Web. Now Google says Android can also become the first mass-market bridge between the virtual world and the physical world, allowing smartphone apps to control light bulbs and home medical devices. Hoping to spark a wave of creativity similar to what Apple started when it opened the iPhone app store, Google distributed hundreds of circuitry kits to developers at last month's I/O conference. The Android Open Accessory Development Kit (ADK) allows Android's software to operate and communicate with motors, sensors, controllers and relays, allowing developers to create an interface in which a smartphone app could control or collect data from a thermostat, a lawn irrigation system or a group of lighting fixtures. 'The opportunity exists to dramatically change how you control your home,' said Tom Benton of Lighting Science. Over time, 'we're talking about the elimination of the wall switch.'"
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Meer: Google Pulls 21 Malware Apps From Android Market | rss feed | toevoegen | e-mail nieuwsalarm | Slashdot | 2011-03-02 15:50:24
Hugh Pickens writes writes "CNN reports that Google has pulled 21 free apps from the Android Market that, according to the company, are aimed at gaining root access to the user's device, gathering a wide range of available data, and downloading more code without the user's knowledge. Unfortunately although Google has moved swiftly to remove the apps, they have already been downloaded by at least 50,000 Android users. The apps are all pirated versions of popular games and utilities which once downloaded, root the user's device using a method like rageagainstthecage, then use an Android executable file (APK) to nab user and device data, such as your mobile provider and user ID, and finally act as a wide-open backdoor for your device to quietly download more malicious code. "If you've downloaded one of these apps, it might be best to take your device to your carrier and exchange it for a new one, since you can't be sure that your device and user information is truly secure," writes Jolie O'Dell. "Considering how much we do on our phones — shopping and mobile banking included — it's better to take precautions.""
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Meer: New Android Malware Robs Bandwidth For Fake Searches | rss feed | toevoegen | e-mail nieuwsalarm | Slashdot | 2011-02-18 02:12:30
adeelarshad82 writes "We've been hearing about various Android malware spreading through the chinese markets. Well here's another one to look out for, meet ADRD (aka Trojan:Android/Adrd.A) which is expert in sucking your bandwidth. The malware downloads a list of search URLs and then performs those searches at random in the background, which as the screen shots [in the linked article] show leads to excessive data charges. Similar to other Android malwares this too is distributed through wallpapers which are infected repackaged versions of legit wallpapers."
Adds reader Trailrunner7: "Lookout, a mobile security vendor, said it has identified 14 instances of the malware repackaging itself in various wallpaper apps and specifically in the popular game, RoboDefense, made available in alternative application markets. The trojan works by duping an infected app into sending encrypted data containing the device’s IMEI and IMSI to a remote host. HongTouTou then receives a set of search engine target URIs and search keywords to send as queries. It then uses these keywords to emulate search processes, creating searches in the search engine yielding the top results for those keywords and clicking on specific results. To the search engine, the searches appear to be coming from a mobile user using a mobile web browser with User-Agent corresponding to the UCWeb browser."
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Meer: Inside Google's Anti-Malware Operation | rss feed | toevoegen | e-mail nieuwsalarm | Slashdot | 2010-10-29 11:18:42
Trailrunner7 writes "A Google malware researcher gave a rare peek inside the company's massive anti-malware and anti-phishing efforts at the SecTor conference here, and the data the company has gathered shows that the attackers who make it their business to infect sites and exploit users are adapting their tactics very quickly and creatively to combat the efforts of Google and others. While Google is still a relative newcomer to the public security scene, the company has deployed a number of services and technologies recently that are designed to identify phishing sites, as well as sites serving malware, and prevent users from finding them. The tools include the Google SafeBrowsing API and a handful of services that are available to help site owners and network administrators find and eliminate malware and the attendant bugs from their sites. Fabrice Jaubert, of Google's anti-malware team, said the company has had good luck identifying and weeding out malicious sites of late. Still, as much as 1.5 percent of all search result pages on Google include links to at least one malware-distribution site, he said." Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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Meer: Android Gets Carrier-Operated European App Store | rss feed | toevoegen | e-mail nieuwsalarm | Slashdot | 2010-04-10 21:56:45
Andrew Smith writes "Android fragmentation begins: EuroDroid reports that Vodafone will launch an Android app store in June, to fill in the European gaps where Google hasn't yet launched the official Android app store. Worrying quote: 'All apps will be pre-selected and tested by [Vodafone's after-sales processor] Arvato Mobile for compatibility with our devices.' Just a few days ago Slashdot covered the suggestion by Barry O'Neil, ex-President of Namco Bandai Network Europe, that it could be wise for Google to 'hand over the entire management of the Android Market to carriers, OEMs and trusted publishers.'"
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Meer: Google Straightens Out Its Stance On Paid Apps | rss feed | toevoegen | e-mail nieuwsalarm | Slashdot | 2009-03-11 13:30:18
Julie188 writes "When the Android Market began offering paid apps last month, developers with the unlocked version of Google's Android phone quickly learned that they couldn't access them. The policy, which threatened to alienate the small developer base that Google needs to nurture at all costs, didn't make much sense. And now, with the release of Version 1.1 of Android for the developer phone, developers can access paid apps — as long as they aren't copy-protected. But in a weird way, that's good news. Very few developers currently copy-protect their Android apps simply because Android's copy-protection scheme is notoriously weak."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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