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Tag Archives: Virus
Return of the Android SMS virus – self-spreading “Selfmite” worm comes back for more
Back in June 2014, we wrote about an Android virus that worked a bit like the email worms of the early 2000s. Well, that Android virus has made a comeback, and this variant is both pushier and more flexible than before… ![]()
The EPIC edition – 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
One less opt-in app, one more Android virus, and a bunch of EPIC failures… All in this week’s 60 Second Security.![]()
SSCC 160 – That’s not just any old malware – that’s a TRUE VIRUS! [PODCAST]
Ready for listening… Here’s this week’s Sophos Security Chet Chat podcast.![]()
Android “Heart App” virus spreads quickly, author arrested within 17 hours
Q. How to attract the attention of the police if you’re a bored student on summer vacation? A. Write a virus that unleashes 20,000,000 SMSes, infects 100,000 devices, and steals personal data…![]()
SSCC 154: Fraud, viruses, patches and encryption (in that order!) [PODCAST]
Where does your country sit on the fraud list? Just how much can you trust SMSes on Android? Is Apple serious enough about iOS security? And will Google’s End-To-End email encryption plugin save the world? Find out with Chet and Duck in this week’s Chet Chat podcast…![]()
Anatomy of an Android SMS virus – watch out for text messages, even from your friends!
Paul Ducklin looks into “Andr/SlfMite-A”, an Android SMS virus. The malware sends itself to your top 20 contacts and foists an third party app for an alternative Android software market onto your device… ![]()
59 vulns in IE, teenager versus Turing, and Twitter gets wormed – 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Is 59 vulns in IE some kind of record? Did a computer really pass the Turing Test? Can a network worm ever be a joke? Find out in one minute!![]()
From Cabir to Koler – 10 years of Mobile Malware
It’s 10 years since June 2004, when the first mobile malware appeared. We don’t want to *celebrate* this anniversary, you understand, but we thought we’d look back to see what we can learn…![]()
