{"id":94,"date":"2011-06-01T23:20:10","date_gmt":"2011-06-02T04:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techcitement.com\/?p=94"},"modified":"2011-06-03T09:15:58","modified_gmt":"2011-06-03T14:15:58","slug":"security-alert-for-android-owners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techcitement.com\/uncategorized\/security-alert-for-android-owners\/","title":{"rendered":"Security Alert for Android Owners"},"content":{"rendered":"
Smartphone security leader Lookout<\/strong> uncovered at least 34 malware apps<\/a> on the official Android Market over the weekend. Let the headaches begin!!!<\/p>\n The Lookout Security Team identified the malware thanks to a tip from a developer who notified us that modified versions of his app and another developer\u2019s app were being distributed in the Android Market. Our security team confirmed that there was malicious code grafted into these apps and identified markers associating this code with previously analyzed DroidDream<\/a> samples. We discovered 24 additional apps repackaged and redistributed with the malicious payload across a total of 5 different developer accounts.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n (That number has increased since Lookout’s original posting.)<\/p>\n Keep in mind that all of these apps work without the user opening them. Thankfully, Google has removed all of them, but you should definitely make sure you’re clean ASAP.<\/p>\n