Android ransomware

Android malware that combines a Banking Trojan, Keylogger, and Ransomware in one package

Gajanan Khond / 7 years
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10 min read

This malware has all basic functionalities of the Android banker along with additional features like call forwarding, sound recording, keylogging and ransomware activities. It has the ability to launch user’s browser with URL received from the C&C server. It repeatedly opens the accessibility setting page until the user switches ON the ‘AccessibilityService’. The AccessibilityService allowing the Trojan to […]

Android Ransomware Alert! DoubleLocker changes your phone’s PIN and encrypts your data

Sakshat Karkare / 8 years
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3 min read

DoubleLocker is an Android ransomware the likes of which have never been seen before. The malware is designed to launch a two-pronged attack – it locks down the phone it infects and encrypts all files stored on the device. What is spreading DoubleLocker ransomware? The malware gets into a device when a user is tricked […]

Watch out for Android Ransomware – It’s rising!

Sakshat Karkare / 9 years
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2 min read

It’s not only PC ransomware that you should be worrying about. Android ransomware too is on the rise… Android ransomware has grown by 200% according to the study done by Quick Heal Security Labs for its Q1 Threat Report. Click here to read the full report Android ransomware work in the same fashion like PC […]

The State of Android Malware in 2014

Adithya Omanakuttan / 11 years
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3 min read

In the year 2014, Android usage and malware saw an exponential rise vis-à-vis preceding years. Quick Heal Labs detected close to 3 million malware samples throughout the year and several new attack vectors and techniques were propagated by malware authors throughout the globe. Some malicious apps were even spotted in the Google Play store and […]

Simplocker – Android Ransomware Alert!

Sakshat Karkare / 12 years
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3 min read

Last year, we came across a malware named Android Defender. This malware, once inside the victim’s phone, locks the device and demands a ransom to unblock it. This malware is classified as a screen-blocker type ransomware. But now, it seems like hackers have stepped up their game. A new Android malware is doing the rounds […]

Android Ransomware, Risky World Cup Searches and other IT Security News

Sakshat Karkare / 12 years
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4 min read

Last week witnessed a gruesome act of attempted murder on a 12-year-old because of a misinterpreted fictional character on the Internet. It also saw the rise of what could be the first ever Android ransomware. Let’s take a look at each of these news and other IT security news as we proceed. Urban Legend ‘Slender […]