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Mobile Menace Monday: Is Fuchsia OS the end of Android?

December 17, 2018 admin Android, cybercrime, flutter, fuchsia, google, Mobile, mobile menace monday, operating system, triple m, Zircon

Credit to Author: Gleb Malygin| Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2018 20:10:25 +0000

The next major Android version will be Android Q and not Android 9.1 Pie. In parallel, Google is also developing a new operating system based on its own microkernel called Fuchsia. Will this be the OS that replaces Android? Read on to find out.

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Mobile Menace Monday: top five scariest mobile threats

October 29, 2018 admin adups, Android, Android ransomware, cybercrime, guerrilla, Hidden Ads, mobidash, Mobile, mobile menace monday, Mobile ransomware, mobile threats, triple m

Credit to Author: Nathan Collier| Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2018 15:00:00 +0000

In the spirit of this upcoming Halloween season, we thought we’d provide you with a list of the top five scariest mobile threats in our book.

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Mobile Menace Monday: SMS phishing attacks target the job market

September 24, 2018 admin Android, ASPXPPZUPS, cybercrime, Mobile, mobile menace monday, SCAM, sms, sms phishing, sms scam, triple m

Credit to Author: Nathan Collier| Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2018 17:45:59 +0000

Could it be that our dream job awaits via a random SMS message? On the contrary, this SMS phishing attack could cause nightmares for unsuspecting job hunters.

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Mobile Menace Monday: FakeGift is the gift that keeps on frustrating

August 27, 2018 admin Android, cybercrime, fakegift, Google Play, Mobile, mobile menace monday, mobile riskware, PUP, triple m

Credit to Author: Nathan Collier| Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2018 20:29:05 +0000

Last spring, we found yet another piece of riskware on Google Play we call Android/PUP.Riskware.FakeGift. FakeGift does exactly what its name implies: gives its users fake gifts that can be redeemed for…absolutely nothing.

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Mobile Menace Monday: Adware MobiDash gets stealthy

July 23, 2018 admin Adware, Android, cybercrime, mobidash, Mobile, mobile menace monday, stealthy, triple m

Credit to Author: Nathan Collier| Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2018 15:00:50 +0000

Adware MobiDash, an ad-displaying nuisance, now comes with some additional stealth features. As a result, these features hide the existence of Adware MobiDash—even when it’s in plain sight.

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Mobile Menace Monday: A race to hidden ads

June 4, 2018 admin Android, cybercrime, Device Administrator, Hidden Ads, Mobile, mobile menace monday, triple m, uninstall

Credit to Author: Nathan Collier| Date: Mon, 04 Jun 2018 15:00:00 +0000

A bike racing game on Google Play locks users’ screens, displays full-screen ads, and is notoriously difficult to uninstall. It’s no wonder Android game reviewers demand to know how to get rid of it. We show you how.

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Mobile Menace Monday: re-emergence of a fake Android AV

May 7, 2018 admin Android, Armor for Android, cybercrime, FakeAV, Malwarebytes news, Mobile, mobile menace monday, triple m

Credit to Author: Nathan Collier| Date: Mon, 07 May 2018 20:46:35 +0000

Way back in early 2013, a new antivirus (AV) company emerged into the mobile security software industry that had everyone perplexed. It seemed like a fake Android AV, but received certification by a reputable AV testing organization! Now, five years later, it’s back. Here’s why you shouldn’t trust it.

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Mobile Menace Monday: Fake WhatsApp can steal info from your phone

April 2, 2018 admin Android, cybercrime, Fake WhatsApp, Mobile, mobile menace monday, mobile riskware, riskware, triple m, WhatsApp, WhatsApp Plus

Credit to Author: Nathan Collier| Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2018 17:00:00 +0000

WhatsApp Plus has the potential to steal information, as it is a variant of Android/PUP.Riskware.Wtaspin.GB, a fake Whatsapp riskware that dates back to mid-2017.

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Tags: Android fake whatsapp mobile menace monday mobile riskware riskware triple m whatsapp WhatsApp Plus

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