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Fake Android Ad Blocker

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Fake Android Ad Blocker Barrages Users With Ads

November 18, 2019November 18, 2019 Abeerah Hashim 1738 Views 0 Comments 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

Qualcomm bug

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Qualcomm TEE Bug In Many Android Phones Can Expose Critical Data

November 18, 2019November 18, 2019 Abeerah Hashim 2472 Views 0 Comments android, android device, Android devices vulnerable, Android Phone, android smartphone, ARM, bug, flaw, Qualcomm, Qualcomm chip, Qualcomm flaw, Qualcomm vulnerability, trusted apps, TrustZone, vulnerability

Qualcomm CPUs empower most Android phones today. Recently a Qualcomm TEE bug has made these phones vulnerable to cyber attack.

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More Adware-Delivering Android Games And Camera Apps Removed From Google Play Store

November 10, 2019November 10, 2019 Abeerah Hashim 2975 Views 0 Comments adware, adware campaign, android, android adware campaign, android app, Android app malware, Android Application, Android Apps, android apps containing malware, Android apps evade Google security, android apps evade Play Protect, android camera apps, android device, Android devices vulnerable, android malware, android malware dropper, Android Phone, android photo apps, android photo filter apps, Android RAT, android smartphone, apps containing malware, beauty camera applications, beauty camera apps, bundled adware, camera applications, camera apps, evade security, fake Android app, fake app, Fake Application, Google, Google Play, Google Play Protect, google play store, google play store app rejections, hack android phone, malicious Android camera apps, malicious camera apps, malware, Malware Attack, Malware Campaign, Malware developer, Malware distributor, play store, Play Store malicious apps, security evasion

Researchers have discovered more malicious Android apps on the Play Store. They specifically noticed numerous adware-delivering Android games and camera

malicious Android Keyboard app

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This Malicious Android Keyboard App Scammed 40 Million Users

November 5, 2019November 5, 2019 Abeerah Hashim 8178 Views android app, Android app malware, Android Application, Android Apps, android apps containing malware, android device, Android devices vulnerable, android malware, Android Phone, Android RAT, android smartphone, apps containing malware, bundled adware, evade security, fake Android app, fake app, Fake Application, Google, Google Play, google play store, hack android phone, malicious Android APK, malicious app, malicious servers, malware, Malware Attack, Malware Campaign, Malware developer, Malware distributor, play store, Play Store malicious apps

Researchers have revealed another Android application that has reportedly targeted millions of users. They found a malicious Android keyboard app

Android NFC beaming vulnerability

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Hackers May Exploit Android NFC Beaming Vulnerability To Deliver Malware

November 5, 2019November 5, 2019 Abeerah Hashim 3369 Views android, Android 10, android 8.0, android 8.1, android 9.0, Android Beam, Android Beam vulnerability, android device, Android devices vulnerable, Android flaw, Android NFC Beam, Android NFC Beaming flaw, Android OS, Android OS flaw, Android OS vulnerability, android smartphone, Android vulnerability, Android zero day, bug, flaw, install apps from external sources, install apps from unknown sources, NFC beaming, NFC Beaming vulnerability, NFC tag, vulnerability

Once again, here is a heads-up for Android users, but not so serious (maybe). Reportedly, a vulnerability affecting the NFC

Android apps ditch Google app vetting

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Researchers Highlight How Android Apps Ditch Google Play Store Vetting Process

November 1, 2019November 1, 2019 Abeerah Hashim 2408 Views adware, android, android adware campaign, android app, Android app malware, Android Application, Android Apps, android apps containing malware, Android apps evade Google security, android apps evade Play Protect, android device, Android devices vulnerable, android malware, android malware dropper, Android Phone, Android RAT, android smartphone, apps containing malware, bundled adware, evade security, fake Android app, fake app, Fake Application, Google, Google Play, Google Play Protect, google play store, google play store app rejections, hack android phone, malware, Malware Attack, Malware Campaign, Malware developer, Malware distributor, play store, Play Store malicious apps, security evasion

Google has tightened its policies for application developers in an attempt to prevent malware. The Play Store still includes numerous

xHelper Android malware

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Thousands Of Android Users Fall Prey To xHelper Malware Menace

October 31, 2019October 31, 2019 Abeerah Hashim 4251 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

A new Android malware has made it to the news as it has taken thousands of devices by storm. According

UC browser MiTM attacks

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UC Browser Exposed Millions Of Users To MiTM Attacks via Third-Party APK Download

October 21, 2019October 21, 2019 Abeerah Hashim 5165 Views android, android app, Android Application, Android Apps, android developer, android device, Android devices vulnerable, Android package kit, browser, browser vulnerability, Browsers, design flaw, flaw, glitch, mitm, mitm attack, UC Browser, UC Browser flaw, UC Browser Mini, UC Browser vulnerability, vulnerability, web browser

Once again, the UC browser has made it into the news. This time, researchers found them to be exposing millions

qu1ckr00t exploit Android zero-day

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Researcher Creates ‘Qu1ckR00t’ Jailbreak From Android Zero Day Exploit

October 20, 2019October 20, 2019 Abeerah Hashim 11785 Views android, Android 10, android 8.0, android 8.1, android 9.0, android device, Android devices vulnerable, Android flaw, Android OS, Android OS flaw, Android OS vulnerability, Android root app, Android rooting app, android smartphone, Android vulnerability, Android zero day, bug, flaw, Google Pixel, Google Project Zero, Huawei, Huawei smartphones, Pixel, Pixel 2, Pixel 3, Project Zero, Project Zero Security Team, Qu1ckR00t, Qu1ckR00t app, Quickroot, Quickroot app, root, root android device, root app, rooting app, samsung, samsung galaxy s7, Samsung Galaxy S8, Samsung S9, vulnerability, Xiaomi, Zero Day, zero day vulnerability, Zero-Day Flaw, zeroday

It hasn’t been longs since we heard of a zero-day vulnerability affecting numerous Android phones. Now, a researcher has leveraged

malicious gaming and photo apps

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Multiple Gaming And Photo Apps On Play Store Found to be Infected With Android Malware

October 13, 2019October 13, 2019 Abeerah Hashim 13851 Views adware, android, android adware campaign, android app, Android app malware, Android Application, Android Apps, android apps containing malware, android camera apps, android device, Android devices vulnerable, android hack, android malware, android malware dropper, Android Phone, android photo apps, android photo filter apps, android smartphone, apps containing malware, apps for hacking android, banking app malware, banking trojan, banking trojans, Brazilian banking data, 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

Despite back-to-back reports of malicious apps, Google’s Play Store still harbors lots of such applications. Once again, researchers have discovered