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Android Apps Security Alert: Ripped Apps Loaded onto Official Android Market...

Lompolo posted on Reddit "Someone just ripped off 21 popular free apps from the market, injected root exploits into them and republished. 50k-200k downloads combined in 4 days." The mobile security...

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Google Flipped the Remote Kill Switch on Malicious Android Apps

We received word from LookOut, mobile security firm, about the nasty deeds the Trojan DroidDream was doing when recently placed and yanked from the official Android Market. They considered it to be a...

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Android Market Security Alert: Vulnerability Market allowed Hackers...

It seems all the talk in the Android world these days are the vulnerabilities in malicious Android apps but now with the web version of the Android Market. Google has closed a cross-site scripting...

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Anti-Virus Pro protects Android devices from malware, viruses and spam SMS. The world’s most comprehensive security software is now available for Android™. Keep your device safe with just one click....

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Most Android Phones Are Leaking Login Data, According to German Researchers

99.7% of Android smartphones are leaking login data for Google services, and could allow other access to information stored in the cloud, so claim German security researchers Bastian Könings, Jens...

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Android Malware Back, DroidDreamLight, found in Google Android Market

Lookout, mobile security firm, caught the nasty little booger named DroidDreamLight over the weekend trying to steal unsuspecting consumers personal information. The lighter variant of DroidDream,...

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Lookout Extends Protection Services to Tablets

Lookout Mobile Security extended its protection to all Android tablets and the iPad. Since launching in 2009, Lookout has protected 12 million smartphone users against mobile threats including malware,...

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Android Apps Security Alert: sneaky Trojan adware potentially affecting Millions

Recently, anti-virus & anti-malware company Symantec alerted the public of Android.Counterclank and categories it as a very low threat Trojan that steals personal information; which infected more...

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Google’s “Bouncer” scans Android Market for Malware

Google, today, revealed their service code-named Bouncer, which analyzing uploaded Android apps for known malware, spyware and trojans. The service uses their cloud infrastructure and simulates how an...

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Ad Detector – a Helpful app to Detect potential adware of other Android apps

Ad Detector is a little app from TrustGo labs which helps you identify apps which have the potential to take liberties with your privacy and push ads on you in various ways. It offers a quick means to...

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Lookout Ad Network Detector, a Security app to Detect ad networks from other...

Lookout Ad Network Detector is a new addition to the Lookout Labs suite of Android security apps and, by all accounts, a pretty handy idea for the security conscious. This one lets you know which...

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Ad Network detectors hit the Google Play market

Ads in apps are something we've all encountered, and for the most part, we accept that we can either have ads in our apps and get them free, or we can pay for them, and not have ads at all. As my...

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Should you really be worried about apps stealing your photos?

As almost everyone with an Internet connection knows, earlier this month the Web exploded with reports of both iOS and Android apps being able to take advantage of a loophole that would transmit...

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Android 101: Adding screen security to your Android device

Welcome to the second part of our Android 101 series of articles aimed at new users. In the first article we looked at adding your Google account to your phone/tablet. In this edition, we’ll be...

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