Tag: malware
Pre-installed weather app on Alcatel phones include malware
Is this the price of buying cheap phones? You see, Alcatel smartphones have aways been known as being budget-friendly with very low prices but...
Accessibility Trojan malware steals PayPal money
We love Greek mythology so we find the Trojan War story interesting. We like the Trojan horse but not the Trojan virus. Unfortunately, the...
Some driving games disguised as malware on the Play Store
We're not strangers to the fact malware can be disguised as mobile apps. What we can't wrap around our mind is the idea the...
Fortnite Android installer can let hackers add malware
Is Fortnite failing? No, we're not making a final judgment yet but Epic Games has been experiencing a number of issues since its launch....
PSA: Andy OS Android emulator will install a bitcoin miner on your PC
There are a lot of uses for Android emulators on a PC system. Some people who work on a PC most of the time...
Amazon Fire TV now has a malware: be careful what you sideload
Malware is forever evolving. We hate to say this but we don't think we can ever find a world where there is no malware....
PSA: Don’t believe those clickbait videos, Fortnite is not on Android yet
So we have to accept that Fortnite may be one of the biggest game franchises on the planet these days. What PUBG is to...
Android bearing malware: why you should be careful which phones you buy
Avast usually sends out a report when its researchers and devs see something that will be really bad for your device or network. Avast...
Trend Micro reports HiddenMiner Android malware
We trust Trend Micro to tell us about malware and how to potentially avoid them. The last reminder we heard from them was the...
Malware sneaks into Play Store, carried by QR reader apps
Another day, another piece of malware gets into the Google Play Store and proceeds to be downloaded more than 500,000 times. This malware is...
Android Security 2017: Machine learning helped Google prevent installation of 60.3% of harmful apps
Google made public its Android Security Year in Review report for 2017 today as a part of its continuing effort to educate Android users...
Android users targeted by drive-by cryptomining sites
Yes, you read that correctly – “drive-by” cryptocurrency mining is now an actual thing. This refers to ad and link campaigns on the internet...