Tag «Google Play»

Dr.Web has Discovered 25,000 Devices Affected by New Trojans on Google Play

BANGALORE, India – August 9, 2013 Dr.WEB, Russian developer of information security software, has discovered several malicious programs on Google Play that install Android.SmsSend Trojans on mobile devices. The Trojans send short messages to premium numbers and deplete subscriber accounts. Google was promptly notified about the incident. The programs, discovered by Doctor Web’s analysts, belong …

Dr.WEB Warns Users of Twenty Eight Apps on Google Play Spreading Trojans

Dr.WEB, Russian developer of information security software, is warning users that twenty-eight applications incorporating a malicious adware module that can download Trojans to Android devices have been discovered on Google Play. The total number of installations of these programs has reached several million. Advertising in applications for Android has long been successfully used by various …