A new piece of digitally signed spyware for Mac OS X uses a special Unicode character in its file name to hide its real file extension from users and trick them into installing it.
There’s no indication how widespread this is, or even if anyone besides the researcher has even downloaded it.
The firm notes that the number of Android devices infected with malware increased by 41% in the second half of 2012 with individual malware reports increased 75%. In fact, 94.35% of unique malware samples in 2012 were found to be Android trojans.
And it’s going to get worse? Yeah, Android is definitely winning.
Dan Graziano:
Over the three-month period, the company found more than 14,900 new malicious programs targeting the platform. Nearly half of the malicious files were classified as multi-functional Trojans that were programmed to steal data from smartphones and could also download and install programs from remote servers.
There is a much better alternative you know.
Because it’s Apple, I think a lot of security companies tried to make the most of it, but users and Apple certainly have to be more aware in the future. This day has been coming for many, many years.
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As promised, Apple on Thursday released a utility to remove the most common variants of the Flashback malware. According to Apple the update also configures the Java web plug-in to disable the automatic execution of Java applets. Users may re-enable … Continued
In response to Flashback malware that’s been in the news lately, Apple on Tuesday revealed that it is developing a tool to detect and remove it. […]
Developer Juan Leon put together this app.
John Moltz:
Back when XP was the current version of Windows, it seemed that every Windows user I know complained about being affected by malware. I even knew Windows users who used to brag about how fast they could reformat their machine and have it back up and running in pristine form.
It’s worth checking to find out. I did, but I’m not infected.
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes takes a look at six glaring problems with the Andorid ecosystem in a new ZDNet article entitled Six Android issues that Google doesn’t want to address. Among the problems he lists are how most Android handsets now in … Continued
A new study from anti-virus software maker McAfee shows that almost all of the malware available for mobile devices is on the Android platform, not iOS.
Android is definitely winning… the race for the most malware, that is.
According to a new study from the Juniper Global Threat Center, malware on Android rose an incredible 472% since July 2011. That’s only a few months.
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SecureMac on Monday updated MacScan, the company’s anti-spyware privacy and security software, adding support for Apple’s recently released OS X Lion.
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Apple on Tuesday released Security Update 2011-003, aimed at Snow Leopard (Mac OS X 10.6). The update is recommended for all users, and is available either through the Software Update system preference or through Apple’s Web site.
Apple updated its Web site on Tuesday with details on how to remove the much talked about MacDefender malware.
“A recent phishing scam has targeted Mac users by redirecting them from legitimate websites to fake websites which tell them that their computer is infected with a virus,” Apple wrote on its support site. “The user is then offered Mac Defender ‘anti-virus’ software to solve the issue.”
It’s a big news day for Google, but it’s not all good news for the search and mobile operating system company.
In a new global mobile threat report released on Tuesday, Juniper Networks said cyber criminals are turning to smartphones instead of PCs. Along with that shift is a widening gap between hacker capabilities and an organization’s defenses.