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11-23-2013, 11:48 AM
Security vendor McAfee (http://www.arnnet.com.au/tag/mcafee)'s research arm, McAfee Labs, has identified growth across four threat trends in the third installment of its quarterly reports for 2013, including Android (http://www.arnnet.com.au/tag/android)-based malware, signed malware, spam, and virtual currencies.
Android vulnerableAlmost 700,000 new malware samples (http://www.pcworld.com/article/2039995/when-malware-strikes-how-to-clean-an-infected-pc.html?tk=rel_news) aimed at the Android platform were cataloged in the third quarter of the year, accounting for an increase of more than 30 percent.
http://images.techhive.com/images/article/2013/07/android_malware-100045233-medium.jpgMcAfee Labs claims this is driven at least partially by a new category of Android malware, (http://www.pcworld.com/article/261898/android_users_are_prime_target_for_malware.html?tk =rel_news) titled Exploit/MasterKey.A, which allows attackers to bypass the digital signature validation of applications, a key component of the Android security process.
Researchers have also found a new class of Android malware that, once installed, downloads a second-stage payload without the user's knowledge.
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Android vulnerableAlmost 700,000 new malware samples (http://www.pcworld.com/article/2039995/when-malware-strikes-how-to-clean-an-infected-pc.html?tk=rel_news) aimed at the Android platform were cataloged in the third quarter of the year, accounting for an increase of more than 30 percent.
http://images.techhive.com/images/article/2013/07/android_malware-100045233-medium.jpgMcAfee Labs claims this is driven at least partially by a new category of Android malware, (http://www.pcworld.com/article/261898/android_users_are_prime_target_for_malware.html?tk =rel_news) titled Exploit/MasterKey.A, which allows attackers to bypass the digital signature validation of applications, a key component of the Android security process.
Researchers have also found a new class of Android malware that, once installed, downloads a second-stage payload without the user's knowledge.
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