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The debate is on. Will Bouncer clean up Android Market or will the bad guys figure out a way around it?
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It seems malware authors are now taking advantage of "the cloud". I read about a similar type of malware on the pc side that it in itself does not do anything, so malware scanners don't flag it, however it downloads malware. The trick is to attach it to a program, so you download application A and get the downloader agent as well. Your malware scanner clears everything and you install it, then acting with the priviledges of application A, it downloads malware. Of course depending on your security software it may catch the download at that time. Even if it does you still have the original downloader program that will attempt to install malware again. It appears we are in just another type of arms race.
On a different note, DNT+ is working OK at TR and I can read/post with it turned on.
On a different note, DNT+ is working OK at TR and I can read/post with it turned on.
I am researching that right now. It is amazing how versatile and well-prepared the bad guys are--agile as well.
Good to hear about DNT+. I will pass that along to the developers.
Good to hear about DNT+. I will pass that along to the developers.
Just one more thing to keep our eyes on and warn our users about. I'm amazed at how many different ways users can infect their PCs without their knowledge. Oh they usually know it when it happens but leading up to it they wouldn't have a clue. What's more baffling is how much they get infected from what I would expect to be reputable websites. Thanks for the heads up on the mobiles. Haven't had to deal with an infected one yet but I'm sure it's not too far off.
Oh well, billable hours, right?
Oh well, billable hours, right?
and this was a while ago, I saw figures from a newpaper, that their were now more than 100,000 legitimate web-sites infected with some kind of malware. Even if the webmaster cares about this on the average site; the crooks have figured out how to obfuscate their existance on their servers, and hide from detection. I've noticed on some sites I may see a suspect element on the page, and if I reload the page it disappears. The article stated that in some instances with SQL the malware only transmits in 1 out of 3 or 5 page loads. At that time the story said it made it difficult for the average web administrator to mitigate.
What's more bothersome with mobile malware is that the bad guys have a tendency to remain discreet. Users rarely know there is a problem.
Back to school for this one I will never know enought to catch up, I just keep thinking there too few of us and too many of them, and someone got to teach the users ! someone got to come up with a plan Michael (not the government there five years behind on acting now ) IT can't do this alone, all the new devices coming out and they want to hook them to the network !! Security for these device I haven't learn yet and it not one Model it hundreds and Apps. so on my network, not now maybe never ?
So, this will continue to be a problem until a workable inspection system is developed.
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