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Tekya malware in malicious Android apps

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Tekya Malware Targets 1 Million Android Users Through Malicious Apps On Play Store

March 28, 2020March 28, 2020 Abeerah Hashim 328 Views 0 Comments ad fraud, android, android app, Android app malware, Android Apps, android apps containing malware, android apps evade app permission, Android apps evade Google security, android apps evade Play Protect, android device, Android devices vulnerable, android malware, android malware dropper, apps containing malware, fake Android app, fake app, Fake Application, Google Play Protect, malware, Malware Attack, Malware Campaign, malware download, malware dropper, malware dropper google play, malware variant, online Ad fraud, Tekya malware

While Google employs some tough policies for app developers to keep the Play Store safe, yet it never remains so.

Adblocking And VPN Apps

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Popular Adblocking And VPN Apps Caught Stealing Users’ Data Secretly

March 16, 2020March 16, 2020 Abeerah Hashim 1015 Views 0 Comments adware, android, android app, Android Application, Android Apps, android device, Android devices vulnerable, android malware, Android Phone, android smartphone, android vpn, android vpn apps, App Store, App Store malicious apps, apple iphone, apps containing malware, are free vpns good, are VPNs secure, can VPNs be exploited, eavesdropping VPNs, evade security, free vpn bad, free vpn data leak, free vpn security, Google, Google Play, google play store, hack android phone, hack iphone, iphone, iPhone apps, iphone hacking apps, iPhone security bypass, iphone users, malicious iPhone apps, play store, Play Store malicious apps, vpn, VPN apps, vpn client, VPN clients, VPN exploits, VPN false security, VPN not secure, VPN security flaws

Researchers have found some popular adblocking and VPN apps stealthily pilfering users’ data. These apps link back to the data

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Vulnerabilities In Top Free Android VPN Apps Risk Over 120 Million Users

March 2, 2020March 3, 2020 Abeerah Hashim 1313 Views android, android app, Android app malware, Android Application, Android Apps, android apps containing malware, android device, Android devices vulnerable, android malware, Android Phone, android smartphone, android vpn, android vpn apps, apps containing malware, are free vpns good, are VPNs secure, can VPNs be exploited, eavesdropping VPNs, evade security, fake Android app, fake app, Fake Application, free vpn bad, free vpn data leak, free vpn security, Google, Google Play, google play store, google play store app rejections, hack android phone, play store, Play Store malicious apps, vpn, VPN apps, vpn client, VPN clients, VPN exploits, VPN false security, VPN not secure, VPN security flaws, VPN vulnerabilities

Researchers from VPNPro have discovered multiple vulnerabilities in many of the Top Free Android VPN apps. The most critical of

remove xHelper Android malware

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Here’s How To Remove The ‘Unremovable’ xHelper Malware

February 18, 2020February 17, 2020 Abeerah Hashim 1368 Views adware, android, android adware campaign, android app, Android app malware, Android Application, Android Apps, android apps containing malware, android device, Android devices vulnerable, android hack, android malware, android malware dropper, Android Phone, android smartphone, apps containing malware, apps for hacking android, fake Android app, fake app, Fake Application, game malware, Google, Google Play, google play store, hack android phone, malware, Malware Attack, Malware Campaign, Malware developer, Malware distributor, malware dropper, play store, Play Store malicious apps, Spyware, trojans, xHelper, xHelper Android malware, xHelper malware

From the many viruses emerging or spreading last year, xHelper was the most robust one for Android users. Within a

Android beauty camera apps spying

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Popular Android Camera Apps Found Spying On Users

January 21, 2020January 21, 2020 Abeerah Hashim 1735 Views android, android app, Android app malware, Android Application, Android Apps, android apps evade app permission, android camera apps, android device, Android devices vulnerable, Android exposes internal data, android hack, android hacking apps, Android monitoring, Android Phone, android photo apps, android photo filter apps, android smartphone, app permission, background location tracking, beauty camera applications, beauty camera apps, beauty filters, camera, camera applications, camera apps, data collection, data collection app, device access permission, device identifier, geolocation, google play store, Google privacy, leaked user data, location, location data, location data sharing, photo, photo effects, photo filter apps, photo-filter, photos, photos stolen, play store, privacy breach, privacy bypass, privacy violation, selfie, user data compromised

Researchers have found numerous popular Android camera apps stealing users’ data and spying on them. Android Camera Apps Caught Spying

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Android Banking Trojan Faketoken Now Also Messages Premium Rate Phone Numbers

January 20, 2020January 20, 2020 Abeerah Hashim 1187 Views android, android app, Android app malware, Android Application, Android Apps, android apps containing malware, android device, Android devices vulnerable, android hack, android malware, android malware dropper, Android Phone, android smartphone, antivirus, Antivirus Software, apps for hacking android, Bank malware, Banking, banking app malware, banking trojan, banking trojans, Botnet, Botnet attacks, Botnet malware, browser botnet, Google, Google Play, Google Play Protect, google play store, hack android phone, malware, Malware Attack, Malware Campaign, Malware developer, Malware distributor, malware dropper, malware droppers, malwares, mobile banking app malware, Online Banking, play store, Play Store malicious apps, trojan, trojans

Amidst all the new malware that emerge every day, some old viruses also reappear after being revamped. One such example

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New Android Trojan Kills Play Protect And Places Fake App Reviews From Infected Devices

January 14, 2020January 14, 2020 Abeerah Hashim 1167 Views android, android app, Android app malware, Android Apps, android apps containing malware, android apps evade app permission, Android apps evade Google security, android apps evade Play Protect, android device, Android devices vulnerable, android malware, android malware dropper, apps containing malware, Google Play Protect, malware, Malware Attack, Malware Campaign, malware download, malware dropper, malware dropper google play, malware variant, Shopper.a Android malware, Shopper.a Android Trojan, trojan

A new Android Trojan now threatens smartphone users. The Shopper.a Android Trojan kills Play Protect and lets the attackers place

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Attackers Actively Exploiting Android StrandHogg Vulnerability To Steal Banking Credentials

December 4, 2019December 4, 2019 Abeerah Hashim 1297 Views android, android app, Android app malware, Android Application, Android Apps, android apps containing malware, android apps evade app permission, Android apps evade Google security, android apps evade Play Protect, android device, Android devices vulnerable, Android flaw, android hack, android malware, android malware dropper, Android OS, Android OS flaw, Android OS vulnerability, Android Phone, Android security, android smartphone, Android vulnerability, apps for hacking android, bug, flaw, hack android phone, malicious Android apps, vulnerability

Researchers have discovered another serious vulnerability affecting Android phones. Dubbed as StrandHogg, the vulnerability even affects the latest devices running

Android Camera app vulnerability

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Android Camera App Vulnerability Could Allow Attackers to Spy On Users

November 23, 2019November 23, 2019 Abeerah Hashim 8755 Views android, android app, Android Application, Android Apps, android apps evade app permission, Android Camera app vulnerability, android camera apps, android device, Android devices vulnerable, Android flaw, Android Phone, android smartphone, Android vulnerability, app permission, bug, bypass, device access permission, flaw, Google, Google Pixel, Google Pixel bug, Google Pixel vulnerability, Pixel, Pixel 2, Pixel 3, privacy bypass, samsung, Samsung vulnerability, vulnerability

Google and Samsung smartphones reportedly had a serious security flaw that could allow spying on users. The vulnerability existed in

Fake Android Ad Blocker

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Fake Android Ad Blocker Barrages Users With Ads

November 18, 2019November 18, 2019 Abeerah Hashim 2472 Views ad blocker, adware, adware campaign, android, android adware campaign, android app, Android app malware, Android Application, Android Apps, android apps containing malware, android device, Android devices vulnerable, android malware, android malware dropper, Android Phone, android smartphone, apps containing malware, fake ad blockers, fake Ads Blocker Android app, fake Android app, fake app, Fake Application, Google, hack android phone, Malicious Ads, Malicious Advertisement, malicious Android apps, malicious app, malware, Malware Attack, Malware Campaign, Malware developer, Malware distributor

An ad blocker supposedly provides protection to users against aggressive advertisements. However, researchers have found a fake Android ad blocker