How to Use the Arc Browser on a Mac
Learn how to set up and use Arc browser on a Mac using this step-by-step guide. Continue reading How to Use the Arc Browser on a Mac
Category Archives: mobile browser
The Mobile Isolation Era Begins
Mobile Isolation from Menlo Security features Smart Document Object Model (DOM), a next-generation browser remoting technology designed to deliver a best-in-class browsing experience despite the unique challenges of the mobile environment and an e… Continue reading The Mobile Isolation Era Begins
Insecure UC Browser ‘Feature’ Lets Hackers Hijack Android Phones Remotely
Beware! If you are using UC Browser on your smartphones, you should consider uninstalling it immediately.
Why? Because the China-made UC Browser contains a “questionable” ability that could be exploited by remote attackers to automatically download an… Continue reading Insecure UC Browser ‘Feature’ Lets Hackers Hijack Android Phones Remotely
Google Will Prompt European Android Users to Select Preferred Default Browser
Google announced some major changes for its Android mobile operating system in October after the European Commission hit the company with a record $5 billion antitrust fine for pre-installing its own apps and services on third-party Android phones.
Th… Continue reading Google Will Prompt European Android Users to Select Preferred Default Browser
Do web injections exist for Android?
Man-in-the-Browser (MITB) attacks can be implemented using various means, including malicious DLLs, rogue extensions, or more complicated malicious code injected into pages in the browser. We’re often asked if there are any web injection attacks for Android devices. This is our attempt to investigate and give as full an answer as possible. Continue reading Do web injections exist for Android?
The banker that can steal anything
The use of root privileges is not typical for banking malware attacks, because money can be stolen in numerous other ways that don’t require exclusive rights. However, in early February 2016, Kaspersky Lab discovered Trojan-Banker.AndroidOS.Tordow.a, whose creators decided that root privileges would come in handy. Continue reading The banker that can steal anything
Everyone sees not what they want to see
In early March, Kaspersky Lab detected the modular Trojan Backdoor.AndroidOS.Triada which granted superuser privileges to downloaded Trojans (i.e. the payload), as well as the chance to get embedded into system processes. Soon after that we found one of the modules enabling a dangerous attack – spoofing URLs loaded in the browser. Continue reading Everyone sees not what they want to see