The bevy of mobile device sensors in modern smartphones and tablets make them more akin to pocket-sized laboratories and media studios…
Tag: Android
Stealthy new Android malware poses as ad blocker, serves up ads instead
Since its discovery less than a month ago, a new Trojan malware for Android we detect as Android/Trojan.FakeAdsBlock has already been…
300 shades of gray: a look into free mobile VPN apps
The times, they are a changin’. When users once felt free to browse the Internet anonymously, post about their innermost lives…
Mobile Menace Monday: Android Trojan raises xHelper
Back in May, we classified what we believed was just another generic Android/Trojan.Dropper, and moved on. We didn’t give this particular…
A week in security (August 12 – 18)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we took a look at the potential pitfalls of facial recognition technology, looked at ways domestic…
Mobile Menace Monday: Dark Android Q rises
Android Q, the upcoming 10th major release of the Android mobile operating system, was developed by Google with three major themes…
Parental monitoring apps: How do they differ from stalkerware?
In late June, Malwarebytes revived its long-running campaign against a vicious type of malware in use today. This malware peers into…
A week in security (July 8 – 14)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we looked at ways to send your sensitive information in a secure fashion, examined some tactics…