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Mobile malware spikes in Q1, signed malware climbs, McAfee reports
Mobile malware continues to increase, focused heavily on adware and sending premium-rate SMS services, according to McAfee’s first quarter Threats Report. In addition to simple SMS malware, McAfee reports increasingly sophisticated backdoor Trojans on Android, which uses a root exploit to take control of the phone and receive commands, as well as sending SMS messages based on the country of … Read more
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Tagged Android, exploit kits, McAfee, mobiule malware, rootkits, signed malware
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