A new malicious clicker has emerged onto third-party app stores. Chinese in origin, the malicious app uses heavy obfuscation and poses…
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Mobile Menace Monday: Fake WannaCry Scanner
With all the buzz around the PC ransomware WannaCry, it’s no surprise that a fake antivirus (FakeAV) has emerged on Google Play….
Mobile Menace Monday: Ransomware targets Tencent users
Early this April, an increase of infection rates by a variant of ransomware known as Android/Ransom.SLocker.fh was seen. Ransomware targets Tencent users…
Mobile Menace Monday: Securing your privacy on Android
Whether you are a government employee with sensitive data stored on your mobile device or just a casual user that just…
Mobile Menace Monday: Preinstalled adware and sometimes worse
BLU manufactured mobile devices have been discovered with preinstalled adware known as Android/Adware.YeMobi. Behavior of YeMobi The incriminating behavior of adware YeMobi…
Mobile Menace Monday: Facebook Lite infected with Spy FakePlay
A version of the popular mobile app Facebook has been found to be infected with what we detect as Android/Trojan.Spy.FakePlay. Facebook…
Mobile menace monday: safe practices with your mobile device
‘Tis the season for gift giving, and who wouldn’t be excited about receiving a brand new mobile device! Before you start…
Mobile Menace Monday: Adups, old and new
A newly discovered malicious app is found on China-made mobile devices running the Android OS. This is a baked-in system app…
Mobile Menace Monday: How dare that rootin’ Dirty COW
If you follow cybersecurity news, you may have heard of the latest Linux exploit referenced under CVE-2016-5195, which has been dubbed…
Mobile Menace Monday: beware of monitoring apps
Our CEO, Marcin Kleczynski, recently announced that Malwarebytes will get tougher on PUPs. PUPs, or potentially unwanted programs, are some of…