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Android Trojan Mimics PC Drive-by Malware Attack
The malware uses the "drive-by" approach from an ordinary website, a dangerous type of automatic attack more common to Windows Trojans.
Android Hit By Drive-By Malware
New drive-by malware that attacks Android users visiting compromised websites has been discovered by Reddit users georgiabiker. Sites distributing the malware have themselves been compromised and injected with malicious code called Troj/Iframe-HX. The malicious code examines the User Agent string sent by the browser to see if it contains the string ?Android? and if it ...
Drive-by download Android malware delivered on hacked websites
Android malware is being spread by hacked websites in a new attack vector crafted for the mobile operating system, according to analysts at Lookout Mobile Security.
Android Trojan copies PC drive-by malware attack
Researchers have noticed one of the first examples of Android "drive-by" malware from an ordinary website, a dangerous type of automatic attack more commonly used to infect Windows PCs.
First Drive-By Malware Sites Discovered for Android [Malware]
# malware As more and more traffic moves from the desktop to mobile devices, malware has closely followed it. Now, an Internet security firm has discovered the first websites designed specifically to infect Android devices that visit the page with malware. More »
Flashback flaw re-used by new Mac malware campaign
Malware criminals are on the hunt for Mac victims again, repurposing the Java-based vulnerability used by the Flashback bot to push a new drive-by web attack, security firm Sophos has reported.
Android users targeted by premium-rate SMS malware
In a clear warning to mobile users in developed markets, Russian cybercriminals have started distributing a wave of premium rate malware from rogue marketplaces, including one example disguised as an Android Flash Player.
A first: Hacked sites with Android drive-by download malware
We've already seen websites that host Android drive-by download malware. Now, cyber criminals are experimenting with hacking legitimate websites to achieve the same means at a larger scale.
Drive-by espionage attacks target Java, Flash flaws
Hackers are using vulnerabilities in Oracle Java and Adobe Flash to carry out drive-by attacks on visitors to foreign...
Snow Leopard hit hardest by Flashback malware
The finding that Leopard and Snow Leopard users were affected more by the Flashback malware suggests Apple's approach to security on OS X has a notable impact, even if it is an indirect one. Originally posted at MacFixIt
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