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[http://www.pcmag.com] Reviews News & Opinions Downloads Business Daily Deals Login Register Subscribe Top Categories See all » Trending Tags See all » Follow More Blogs AppScout 'Lord of the Rings: Legends' Begins Its Quest on iOS, Android Forward Thinking Microsoft at Build: 10 Spoken and Unspoken Messages Mobile Threat Monday: Android Malware Breaks Banking Security Mar 16, 2015 5:27 PM EST Comments By Max Eddy For this edition of Mobile Threat Monday, Malwarebytes points us to a banking Trojan that steals users' login information. Read More » Categories: Mobile Security Tags: Android, mobile threat monday Mobile Threat Monday: Mysterious Android App Emails Your Location to Creepers Mar 03, 2015 2:17 PM EST Comments By Max Eddy This week, Malwarebytes details a malicious app that emails your current location on command. Read More » Categories: Mobile Security Tags: Android, mobile threat monday How Secure is Your Android? Mobile Antivirus Apps Tested Feb 10, 2015 4:16 PM EST Comments By Max Eddy Wondering if your Android antivirus is up to snuff? The independent testing lab AV-Test puts the big names through their paces. Read More » Categories: Mobile Security Tags: Android Mobile Threat Monday: SaveMe Malware Infiltrates Google Play Feb 02, 2015 5:41 PM EST Comments By Max Eddy This week, we take a look at malware that pretends to be a helpful backup app and even managed to sneak into Google Play. Read More » Categories: Mobile Security Tags: Android, mobile threat monday Mobile Threat Monday: Sexy Wallpaper Steals Your Account Information, Lurks on Google Play Jan 26, 2015 3:54 PM EST Comments By Max Eddy This week, Malwarebytes points us toward a sexy wallpaper that swipes victims' personal information. Read More » Categories: Mobile Security Tags: Android, mobile threat monday Mobile Threat Monday: Android Malware Looks Safe, Steals Your Photos and Messages Jan 12, 2015 5:13 PM EST Comments By Max Eddy This week, Malwarebytes tips us off to PhoneSpy, which looks like a normal Android app but can steal just about anything from your phone. Read More » Categories: Mobile Security Tags: Android, mobile threat monday Mobile Threat Monday: Android Apps Hide Windows Malware Dec 15, 2014 1:11 PM EST Comments By Max Eddy Android malware can hurt your phone, but a few unusual apps seem to target your Windows computer. Read More » Categories: Mobile Security Tags: Microsoft, malwarebytes, mobile threat monday Mobile Threat Monday: Can E-Cigs Spread Malware via USB? Dec 01, 2014 4:01 PM EST Comments By Fahmida Y. Rashid When talking about mobile threats, we tend to focus on attacks against smartphones and tablets. There is another mobile device that is just as portable and can cause a lot of damage we don't hear much about: USB devices. Read More » Categories: Mobile Security Tags: USB, mobile threat monday Mobile Threat Monday: The Top Four Android Threats Nov 10, 2014 5:41 PM EST Comments By Max Eddy This week on Mobile Threat Monday, we look at Lookout's list of the top four Android threats. Read More » Categories: Mobile Security Tags: Android, mobile threat monday Mobile Threat Monday: Fake AdBlock App Infiltrates Google Play Nov 03, 2014 1:41 PM EST Comments By Max Eddy This week, Malwarebytes shows us the app that made it past Google's app store guardians and, potentially, onto hundreds of thousands of phones. Read More » Categories: Mobile Security Tags: Android, mobile threat monday Mobile Threat Monday: The Rise of Mobile Ransomware Oct 27, 2014 5:00 PM EST Comments By Tony Kim The recently released F-Secure's Threat Report H1 2014 stated that the number of ransomware threats, which remotely locks computers or mobile devices, is increasing on Android phones. Read More » Categories: Mobile Security Tags: mobile threat monday Mobile Threat Monday: Android Attackers Use App Inventor for Evil Oct 20, 2014 2:55 PM EST Comments By Max Eddy According to Malwarebytes, attackers are using the simple App Inventor tool to quickly build malicious apps. Read More » Categories: Mobile Security Tags: Android, mobile threat monday Mobile Threat Monday: Thousands of Fake Apps Impersonate Facebook, Twitter, and More Oct 13, 2014 2:02 PM EST Comments By Max Eddy This week, Cheetah Mobile reveals thousands of fake social networking apps preying on unknowing victims. Read More » Categories: Mobile Security Tags: Android, mobile threat monday Mobile Threat Monday: Legitimate Android Apps Hide Text Message Stealing Trojan Oct 06, 2014 3:44 PM EST Comments This week, Malwarebytes points us to otherwise benign apps injected with malicious code that steals your text messages. Read More » Categories: Mobile Security Tags: Android, Trojan, mobile threat monday Mobile Threat Monday: Fake Android Update Hijacks Your Calls and Texts Sep 22, 2014 2:44 PM EST Comments By Max Eddy This week, we look at a nasty app posing as an Android OS update. Don't believe its lies! Read More » Categories: Mobile Security Tags: mobile threat monday Older Posts Subscribe // Most Popular Articles 17 Secret Gems Inside Facebook Messenger The Eerie World of Abandoned Arcade Games 5 Reasons to Play Quantum Break Everything Coming to Netflix in April Black Markets and Secret Thumb Drives: How Cubans Get Online Tax Tips for Last-Minute E-Filers » See More // Discover... 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