VirusTotal launches ‘Droidy’ sandbox to detect malicious Android apps

One of the biggest and most popular multi-antivirus scanning engine service has today launched a new Android sandbox service, dubbed VirusTotal Droidy, to help security researchers detect malicious apps based on behavioral analysis.

VirusTotal, owned … Continue reading VirusTotal launches ‘Droidy’ sandbox to detect malicious Android apps

Meet VirusTotal Droidy, our new Android sandbox

Recently we called out Additional crispinness on the MacOS box of apples sandbox, continuing with our effort to improve our malware behavior analysis infrastructure we are happy to announce the deployment of a new Android sandbox that replaces the exis… Continue reading Meet VirusTotal Droidy, our new Android sandbox

New Android Malware Secretly Records Phone Calls and Steals Private Data

Security researchers at Cisco Talos have uncovered variants of a new Android Trojan that are being distributed in the wild disguising as a fake anti-virus application, dubbed “Naver Defender.”

Dubbed KevDroid, the malware is a remote administration to… Continue reading New Android Malware Secretly Records Phone Calls and Steals Private Data

Microsoft Issues Emergency Patch for Recently Found Kernel Vulnerability

Microsoft has released an out-of-band patch for Windows 7 and Server 2008 systems to fix a recently identified vulnerability that allows attackers or malware to take full control of computers. The flaw (CVE-2018-1038) was introduced in January along w… Continue reading Microsoft Issues Emergency Patch for Recently Found Kernel Vulnerability

Pre-Installed Malware Found On 5 Million Popular Android Phones

Security researchers have discovered a massive continuously growing malware campaign that has already infected nearly 5 million mobile devices worldwide.

Dubbed RottenSys, the malware that disguised as a ‘System Wi-Fi service’ app came pre-installed o… Continue reading Pre-Installed Malware Found On 5 Million Popular Android Phones

Watch Out! New Cryptocurrency-Mining Android Malware is Spreading Rapidly

Due to the recent surge in cryptocurrency prices, threat actors are increasingly targeting every platform, including IoT, Android, and Windows, with malware that leverages the CPU power of victims’ devices to mine cryptocurrency.

Just last month, Kasp… Continue reading Watch Out! New Cryptocurrency-Mining Android Malware is Spreading Rapidly

Researchers Uncover Government-Sponsored Mobile Hacking Group Operating Since 2012

A global mobile espionage campaign collecting a trove of sensitive personal information from victims since at least 2012 has accidentally revealed itself—thanks to an exposed server on the open internet.

It’s one of the first known examples of a succe… Continue reading Researchers Uncover Government-Sponsored Mobile Hacking Group Operating Since 2012

Highly Sophisticated Spyware Skygofree Targets Android Users

Security researchers have uncovered a malware program for Android devices that has highly sophisticated spying capabilities and is likely being used for surveillance. Researchers from antivirus vendor Kaspersky Lab found the spyware implant in October,… Continue reading Highly Sophisticated Spyware Skygofree Targets Android Users

Skygofree — Powerful Android Spyware Discovered

Security researchers have unveiled one of the most powerful and highly advanced Android spyware tools that give hackers full control of infected devices remotely.

Dubbed Skygofree, the Android spyware has been designed for targeted surveillance, and i… Continue reading Skygofree — Powerful Android Spyware Discovered