Scammers are using fake Microsoft 11 installers to spread malware
The malicious sdownloads range from relatively innocuous adware to password stealers and trojans.
The malicious sdownloads range from relatively innocuous adware to password stealers and trojans.
Buyer beware when downloading video game cheats.
The Barcode Scanner app had 10 million downloads without serious complaints, but an update in December brought a trojan with it, Malwarebytes says.
It’s a supply-chain attack against a limited users of NoxPlayer, which allows people to play Android games on PCs and Macs.
More than 20 “mods” recently available in the Google Play Store didn’t do much for “Minecraft” at all, and instead displayed ads “in an extremely intrusive manner,” according to researchers at Kaspersky.
Most went live in September, and all share a similar code library meant to help avoid detection.
Researchers declined to identify the company by name, citing an ongoing law enforcement investigation.
It’s only the latest revelation about how scammers are using apps as a way to leverage victims’ phones, and generate ad revenue.
“Scary Granny ZOMBY” displayed a phishing page that appeared to be from Google. The Play Store pulled the game down in response to Wandera’s research.
A U.S. Department of Justice indictment does not specify how much money the conspiracy yielded.