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  1. Android News

    Researchers say the Play Store has applications infected with the FalseGuide botnet adware

    Security researchers at Check Point have discovered a piece of malware they're calling FalseGuide. It is said to be hidden in guide apps for popular games, it requests device admin permission when installed and will use that to prevent the user from detecting its adware actions.
  2. Android News

    A recent outbreak of malware came preinstalled on more than three dozen Android devices

    38 different Android devices seem to have had some malware preinstalled on them by two different companies. The apps were not part of the software provided by the smartphone OEM, but instead were added somewhere along the supply chain.