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A week in security (February 10 – 16)

February 18, 2020 admin a week in security, accusoft, CISO, coronavirus, Dell, emotet, Equifax, gigabyte, gridworks, helix, HOLLYWOOD, nude photos, online dating, robbinhood, state of malware report, xHelper

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 16:40:45 +0000

A roundup of the previous week’s security news, including Malwarebytes’ release of the 2020 State of Malware Report, online dating woes, Emotet infection vectors, ransomware attacks, and more.

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A week in security

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Android Trojan xHelper uses persistent re-infection tactics: here’s how to remove

February 12, 2020 admin Android, Android malware, Android/Trojan.Dropper.xHelper, mobile malware, xHelper

Credit to Author: Nathan Collier| Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2020 18:15:59 +0000

A new variant of the Android Trojan xHelper re-infects just hours after removal—and with the help of Google PLAY?! A forum user helps us investigate.

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Android

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A week in security (August 26 – September 1)

September 3, 2019 admin a week in security, asruex, BlockChain, Clickjacking, Coinmining, emotet, iPhone, nextdoor, retadup, trickbot, VPN, xHelper

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Tue, 03 Sep 2019 19:02:14 +0000

A roundup of the latest cybersecurity news for the week of August 26-September 1 including xHelper Trojan, Nextdoor app, clickjacking problem, investing cybersecurity, and iPhone malware

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A week in security

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Mobile Menace Monday: Android Trojan raises xHelper

August 26, 2019 admin Android, Android malware, Android/Trojan.Dropper.xHelper, mobile malware, mobile menace monday, xHelper

Credit to Author: Nathan Collier| Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2019 19:04:13 +0000

Since its introduction in May 2019, the xHelper dropper, an Android Trojan, has climbed to our top 10 list of most detected mobile malware.

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Android

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