malware

Recently, I’ve learned of a type of malware called stalkerware. Based on the fact that the domestic abuser sent GPS trackers via text message on two occasions over the past 1.5 years while I tried to get away from him and two other strange phone behaviors—my cell service being disconnected when...

Last night I was woken up by my phone randomly launching Spotify and skipping forwards and backwards on a playlist. I went to unlock it and I was locked out for 7 minutes. This got me worried about viruses/hackers. I've changed my unlock pin just in case but I'm really curious as to how this has...

I believe spyware/stalkerware was installed on my Android phone. I will ask a few questions and hopefully someone can tell me if I should worry or not. 1. How long does someone need to have physical access of your phone in order to download and install Spyware/Stalkerware from the internet or...

Its A cheap LG Phoenix4 Model LM-X210 AT&T feel like there's alot of lag and battery drains fast worried about spyware really...

I know it sounds like I'm joking, but yesterday my Android smartphone (Redmi Note 9s) started to laugh for no reason. I was recording a WhatsApp voice message while it happened, you can hear the laughter loud and clear in the voice message...

I was looking through my battery usage just now, and I saw an app called "-5". I can't find anything about it online. Seems a bit weird, but I'm assuming it must be part of the system. I have already done a full scan with malwarebytes. Just had the new android update, so maybe the system apps...

SophosLabs has detailed a recent ad-spawning malware strain, Andr/HiddnAd-AJ, that slipped into Google Play through innocent-looking QR code and compass apps. Google has already been notified of the apps and have removed them from Google Play.

Malwarebytes has detailed a "drive-by" mining campaign that redirected millions of Android users to a website that hijacked their phone processors for mining Monero. While the exact trigger wasn't clear, researchers believed that infected apps with malicious ads would steer people toward the pages.

Symantec discovered a new variant of a long time Android trojan. This time, it mimics the look of Uber's app in an effort to fool you into typing your phone number and password. When you press enter, it sends your log-in credentials to a remote server.

A newly discovered sort of malware targeting Android phones is capable of performing an assortment of malicious actions, from launching DDoS attacks to mining cryptocurrencies.

Google discovered a new form of malware injected into a series of apps published on the Google Play Store and capable of stealing sensitive data from compromised devices. he search firm says it first detected the Tizi backdoor in September 2017 when Google Play Protect discovered an...

Security researchers at ESET have discovered a three-stage malware that snuck onto Google Play. These malware samples all employ a multi-stage architecture and encryption to stay under the radar. After being downloaded and installed, these apps do not request any suspicious permissions and even...

Current malware detection methods typically involve identifying known malware signatures or code fragments, but Google's new "Robocop" AI will aim to identify malware based on app behavior. The AI has gone from a 5% success rate to 55% in half a year.

TrendLabs is reporting that the first Android apps that use a vulnerability in Linux known as Dirty Cow have been found on third-party app stores. The apps exploit the vulnerability to send premium texts that the user is charged for sending and receiving.

At this year's I/O, Google announced Play Protect, a user-facing security screening process for apps on Android phones based on the old Verify Apps. Basically, it scans apps you install, comparing their content against known malware components, and notifies you if any potential risks are found...

A new malware being called ExpensiveWall has been found in as many as 50 apps on Google Play. It's said up to 21 million people may have downloaded these apps. Google has already removed them.

A new Bluetooth vulnerability has been discovered that lets any hijacker within range of a device with Bluetooth on inject malicious code. The method doesn't require any action on the victim's part other than having Bluetooth on and being in range. The hole has been fixed as of the September...

A new report suggests around 300 apps available on the Google Play Store conscripted Android devices in order to initiate distributed denial of service attacks on websites to knock them offline.

A single threat actor has aggressively bombarded Android users with more than 4,000 spyware apps since February, and in at least three cases the actor snuck the apps into Google's official Play Market, security researchers said Thursday.

A new article details how malware has taken advantage of the Screen Overlay permission feature in Android in order to install malware seemingly without the user being aware of it happening.

SecureList is reporting a new type of root malware that's being distributed through the Google Play Store. It installs modules in the system, but also injects malicious code into the runtime libraries, too.

Russian police have busted the hacking group Cron, who was looking to add new members to its organization. They posted a help wanted ad on an underground hacking forum that caught the eye of the Russian Law Enforcement agency, which led to more than 20 arrests.

The cloak and dagger exploit is a new type of attack that can be used to hijack your phone if you're not careful. Android Central outlines everything you need to know about the exploit and how to avoid it.

Last year, BLU had some issues where their software was sending back data to a Chinese server. The company said they had fixed this but now someone on Reddit says their new Vivo 5R has a service called Android Communication Sync that tried to install an application called Android Tools from...

G Data recently released a report that says their researchers have identified 750,000 new Android malware apps in the first quarter of this year. This averages out to 8,400 new threats every single day and shows 2017 is projected to have more Android malware than last year.