Android Malware
Android Clicker Malware Installed 20 Million Times
Security researchers are warning Android users about a clicker Trojan that has managed to invade 16 applications on Google Play and had around 20 million installations. A clicker is a Trojan that stays in the... Read more
What is 'Ads Blocker' Mobile Malware?
Ads Blocker is the name of a piece of malware that can infect Android devices, including smartphones and tablets. The application is not distributed through the official Google Play Store, due to its malicious nature.... Read more
PINEFLOWER Mobile Malware
PINEFLOWER is the name of a family of mobile malware variants that is associated with an Iranian advanced persistent threat actor that is believed to be sponsored by the state. A research team with security firm... Read more
AIVARAT Mobile Malware
AIVARAT is the name of a newly detected strain of mobile malware. The new threat is a remote access trojan or a RAT, as the name implies. The capabilities of the new malware are considerable. AIVARAT can scrape and... Read more
BRATA Malware Keeps Evolving
BRATA is the name of a banking malware targeting Android devices. Security researchers with Cleafy have picked apart the newest versions of the malware and are seeing signs that the group behind BRATA is starting to... Read more
Exobot Android Malware
Exobot is the name of a newly discovered piece of malware that targets Android devices and exhibits features characteristic of infostealers, banking trojans, and botnets. Android malware is commonly focused on... Read more
Copybara Mobile Malware Acts as Banking Trojan to Steal Data
Copybara is the name of a strain of mobile malware that is believed to belong to the broader family of Brata malware. Brata consists of the Copybara mobile trojan and the AmexTroll and the actual Brata malware.... Read more
What is CapraRAT Mobile Malware?
CapraRAT is the name of a malicious tool that affects mobile devices, specifically devices running Android. CapraRAT, as the name suggests, is a remote access trojan. The malware is linked with the advanced persistent... Read more
How to Eliminate the Zanubis Mobile Trojan
Zanubis is the name of a newly discovered piece of mobile malware. Zanubis targets Android devices including tablets and mobile phones and users located in Peru. Zanubis functions as a banking trojan for mobile... Read more
Is Hermit Mobile Malware On Your Android Device?
Google's Threat Analysis Group published their findings on a new campaign leveraging the Hermit mobile malware. Hermit is a piece of mobile malware with significant spying capabilities that was previously associated... Read more
MaliBot Android Malware
Security researchers have recently discovered a new banking-oriented malware that affects Android devices. The new strain is called MaliBot and is targeting customers of Spanish and Italian banks. Like most banking... Read more
BianLian Android Banking Trojan
BianLian is the name of a banking trojan malware that targets Android devices. The malware has been around for a while and has received a number of updates and upgrades to its malicious capabilities. The malware has... Read more
RatMilad Malware Spotted Targeting Mobile Devices
A research team with mobile security company Zimperium recently spotted a new malware targeting Android-based mobile devices. The new strain is called RatMilad and was used primarily in attacks on devices located in... Read more
What is Harly Mobile Malware?
Harly is the name of a malicious mobile application that can install on Android devices including phones and tablets. Harly uses a very popular distribution method that many other malicious Android apps resort to - it... Read more
DawDropper Mobile Malware Delivers Banking Trojans
DawDropper is a newly discovered mobile malware threat that targets Android devices. The malware, as the name suggests, functions as a dropper. Droppers are an intermediary type of malicious tool. They sometimes do... Read more
What Does The Revive Banking Trojan Do On Your Android Device?
Revive is the name of a new banking trojan malicious application that is used to target customers of Spanish banking institutions. The malware is used for account theft and stealing login credentials. Revive is... Read more
Hydra Banking Trojan
Hydra is the name of a newly discovered strain of banking trojan malware that was distributed for a time on the Google Play Store, disguised as a "document manager" app. The Hydra trojan has now been taken down from... Read more
SMSFactory Android Trojan Racks Up Phone Bills
An ongoing malicious campaign was tracked by security researchers. The new malware campaign pushes the SMSFactory trojan that affects Android devices. The mobile malware targets victims according to geolocation,... Read more
