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United States government-funded phones come pre-installed with unremovable malware - A US-funded government assistance program is selling budget-friendly mobile phones that come pre-installed with unremovable malicious apps. Malwarebytes Labs investigates the malware's origins.

Android

United States government-funded phones come pre-installed with unremovable malware

January 9, 2020 - A US-funded government assistance program is selling budget-friendly mobile phones that come pre-installed with unremovable malicious apps. Malwarebytes Labs investigates the malware's origins.

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Stealthy new Android malware poses as ad blocker, serves up ads instead - Since its discovery less than a month ago, a stealthy new Android malware has already been detected on over 500 devices, and it’s on the rise. Learn how this clever threat pretends to be an ad blocker and then hides itself on mobile devices, all while serving up tons of ads.

Android

Stealthy new Android malware poses as ad blocker, serves up ads instead

November 14, 2019 - Since its discovery less than a month ago, a stealthy new Android malware has already been detected on over 500 devices, and it’s on the rise. Learn how this clever threat pretends to be an ad blocker and then hides itself on mobile devices, all while serving up tons of ads.

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Mobile Menace Monday: Android Trojan raises xHelper - Since its introduction in May 2019, the xHelper dropper, an Android Trojan, has climbed to our top 10 list of most detected mobile malware.

Android

Mobile Menace Monday: Android Trojan raises xHelper

August 26, 2019 - Since its introduction in May 2019, the xHelper dropper, an Android Trojan, has climbed to our top 10 list of most detected mobile malware.

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Mobile stalkerware: a long history of detection - Does Malwarebytes detect stalkerware? Absolutely, and for good reason. Moreover, we've been doing so for a long time—but it's time to up our efforts.

Android

Mobile stalkerware: a long history of detection

June 24, 2019 - Does Malwarebytes detect stalkerware? Absolutely, and for good reason. Moreover, we've been doing so for a long time—but it's time to up our efforts.

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