Tag Archives: Android
Security 101: September 2012
As previously announced, we continue to answer questions received from the readers of the PC.COM magazine. Right now I am using licensed Avira Internet Security, how do I know that my computer is really safe from Trojan, virus, malware, spyware, etc. However, … Continue reading
Avira USSD Exploit blocker
Some mobile phones register the special URIs with the prefix “tel:” as representing a phone number which should be called. Some also register the USSD protocol, allowing them to do even more with a single command. Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) is a … Continue reading
Security issues on Android
One unique security feature of Android is the permission check when installing 3rd party apps. The system lists all permissions that an app requires and asks the user to check if that’s alright. Such permissions are the ability to receive … Continue reading
Android Trojan targets Russian Android users
We received a malware sample this week which pretends to be a simple “MoviePlayer” for the mobile phone operating system Android. During the analysis we found that the “MoviePlayer” functionality is fake and the Trojan just tries to send three … Continue reading