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A Study of the top 150,000 Android Apps Reveals 12,706 to Contain a Variety of Backdoors

April 10, 2020April 9, 2020 Abeerah Hashim 44 Views 0 Comments android, android app, Android app malware, Android Application, Android Apps, Android apps backdoor, android apps containing malware, android apps evade app permission, android device, Android devices vulnerable, Android flaw, android malware, Android Phone, android smartphone, Android vulnerability, app permission, apps containing malware, backdoor, Backdoor APK, Backdoors, bloatware, bug, bypass, device access permission, flaw, Google, google play store, hack android phone, malicious Android apps, malicious app, malware, Malware Attack, Malware Campaign, Malware developer, play store, Play Store malicious apps, privacy bypass, samsung, Samsung vulnerability

Once again, numerous Android apps with suspicious behavior have surfaced online. According to researchers, thousands of these Android apps on

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 998 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 1230 Views 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

Cookiethief malware

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Cookiethief Malware Targets Android Devices To Steal Cookies

March 16, 2020March 16, 2020 Abeerah Hashim 713 Views android, Android app malware, android device, Android devices vulnerable, android hack, android malware, android malware dropper, android smartphone, browser, chrome, Cookie, cookie stealer, cookies, Cookiethief, Cookiethief Android malware, Cookiethief Android Trojan, Cookiethief trojan, Credentials, Google Play Protect, hack android phone, Hacking passwords, malware, Malware Attack, Malware Campaign, Malware developer, Malware distributor, malware variant, password, passwords, stolen user credentials, trojans

Another malware has become active in the wild targeting Android devices. Dubbed Cookiethief, this Android malware does what its name

Huawei Search app

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Huawei Announces Huawei Search App For Smartphones To Replace Google In Future

March 4, 2020March 4, 2020 Abeerah Hashim 812 Views android, android device, Android Phone, android smartphone, Google ban Huawei, Google search, Google Search alternative, google search engine, Honor, Honor devices, Huawei, Huawei banned, Huawei case, Huawei espionage, Huawei news, Huawei Search, Huawei Search app, Huawei search engine, Huawei smartphones, Huawei spying, Search Engine, US ban Huawei, US China conflict

The US Government’s ban on Huawei has resulted in a tussle between the two tech giants, Google and Huawei. Since

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

March 2, 2020March 3, 2020 Abeerah Hashim 1436 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 1482 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 Bluetooth vulnerability

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Android Bluetooth Vulnerability Allowed Exploit Without User Interaction

February 10, 2020February 10, 2020 Abeerah Hashim 1594 Views android, Android 10, android 8.0, android 8.1, android 9.0, android device, Android devices vulnerable, Android flaw, android o, Android Oreo, Android OS, Android OS flaw, Android OS vulnerability, Android P, Android Phone, Android Pie, Android Q, Android security, android smartphone, Android vulnerability, bug, flaw, vulnerability

Google has revealed a serious security flaw affecting its Android OS. As disclosed, a Bluetooth subsystem vulnerability affected the Android

Android beauty camera apps spying

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Popular Android Camera Apps Found Spying On Users

January 21, 2020January 21, 2020 Abeerah Hashim 1844 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 1289 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