The infection, named Backdoor.AndroidOS.Obad.a, isn't very widespread at the moment. The malware gives an idea of the types of smartphone malware that are possible, however, ...

Trojan-SMS.AndroidOS.FakeInst.ef actually targets users in 66 countries, but has finally landed on US shores. According to Kaspersky, FakeInst disguises itself as an application for watching porn ...

Most of these apps were hiding one of the same two fake mining apps—either Trend Micro labeled “AndroidOS_FakeMinerPay” or “AndroidOS_FakeMinerAd”—that dupe users into paying for fake ...

An Android malware strain camouflaged as a system app is used by threat actors to disable the Google Play Protect service, generate fake reviews, install malicious apps, show ads, and more.

Google is now cracking down on 8 fake cryptocurrency apps including Bitfunds, Crypto Holic, and more. Learn how these apps are getting through.

However, once the payload is downloaded, decrypted, installed, and then launched on a device, it then downloads another piece of malware called Trojan-Downloader.AndroidOS.Leech.p.