News and notes on the latest from Google.
According to APK Labs, more than five Android apps riddled with banking malware have made their way to the Play Store again. The apps, that come disguised as “RAM Boosters” or “System Cleaners,” are definitely good at cleaning out things—but they clean out your bank account instead. At the time of writing (11:20 PM/CT), one of the malware ridden APKs was still on the Play Store.
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Microsoft’s Windows receives a lot of heat due to it’s susceptibility to malware. This is in part because it is profitable to hijack a Windows device and inject it with advertising and spyware. The popularity of Android makes it a prime target for people who write malware.
Continue reading “The Loapi Android malware mines for cryptocurrency on your phone”
The lightning-fast browser from everyone’s favorite developer Cheetah Mobile is in the news yet again, and for all the very wrong reasons! Twitter user, Elliot Alderson (likely an alias), has shared a thread where he breaks down the CM Browser APK to reveal the amount of shadiness going on in the background of the app.
Continue reading “Here’s what data CM Browser stores in the background”
When it comes to an infected computer, there is not much a person can do except to try and clean it up. However, if there are tools that help you do that, it makes your duty much easier. Let’s face it: ad revenue is important to all web publishers. It’s important to us as well.
Continue reading “Why Google fighting malware through Chrome is important”
