Scammers are using fake Microsoft 11 installers to spread malware
The malicious sdownloads range from relatively innocuous adware to password stealers and trojans.
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Launch of Microsoft’s Windows 10 in Sydney on July 29, 2015 in Sydney, Australia. (Getty Images) Financial -
(Getty Images) Technology Barcode scanner in Google Play Store became malware after years of popularity, researchers say
The Barcode Scanner app had 10 million downloads without serious complaints, but an update in December brought a trojan with it, Malwarebytes says.
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Technology Spies target gamers with malware inserted into software updates, ESET says
It’s a supply-chain attack against a limited users of NoxPlayer, which allows people to play Android games on PCs and Macs.
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(amrothman / Pixabay) Technology Another ‘Minecraft’ lesson for kids: Beware of deceitful adware apps
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.
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(Stefano Guidi/Getty Images) Technology The latest malware hiding in video game cheat codes
Buyer beware when downloading video game cheats.
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A Google Play Store advertisement in New York’s Times Square. (Getty Images) Technology Google Play Store scrubs more than 100 adware-infected camera and gaming apps
It’s only the latest revelation about how scammers are using apps as a way to leverage victims’ phones, and generate ad revenue.
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A Google Play Store advertisement in New York’s Times Square. (Getty Images) Financial Scammers are using Play Store apps to serve ads that nobody can escape
Most went live in September, and all share a similar code library meant to help avoid detection.
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In “Scary Granny ZOMBY,” gamers are challenged to escape a house while the app steals their password. Technology A zombie game with 50,000 Play Store downloads was pulling sensitive data from Gmail
“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.
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(Getty) Financial A Chinese company has 25 million Android devices tangled in an ad fraud scheme
Researchers declined to identify the company by name, citing an ongoing law enforcement investigation.
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(Getty Images) Technology Ukrainian national accused of spreading millions of malicious ads by posing as a CEO
A U.S. Department of Justice indictment does not specify how much money the conspiracy yielded.