Thursday, December 27, 2012

New Android malware uses Google Play icon to trick users, conduct DDoS ...

A new Android threat uses a Google Play icon to trick users into believing it is legitimate. It can be used to conduct DDoS attacks and send spam.But as of today it looks like that has changed — Tapatalk HD Beta is now available from the Google Play Store. tapatalk-hd. The app has arrived as version 0.9.0 and with support for devices running Android 3.0 or later. More specifically though, theThe malware likely disguises itself as a legitimate app from Google, according to the firm. Once the app is installed, it creates an icon that resembles the one for Google Play. Tapping this icon will still launch Google Play, reducing suspicion thatThe Google Play team has released their picks for “Best of the Best” of 2012 this week, many of which are interesting to say the least. They put forth their favorite apps, games, music, books, and movies for the past year, but since we only care aboutThird party keyboards – we can't get enough of them. As we have seen from past examples, some are much better than others in terms of usability and user adoption. Although, we have seen some that are just downright ridiculous. Kii Keyboard on the other
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