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'BadPack' APK Files Make Android Malware Hard to Detect

"BadPack," a set of maliciously packaged APK files that make it difficult for researchers to analyze and detect malware within Android applications, has come to light. It's a key reason why they ...
Bleeping Computer

New Android malware uses Microsoft’s .NET MAUI to evade detection

New Android malware campaigns use Microsoft's cross-platform framework .NET MAUI while disguising as legitimate services to evade detection. The tactic was observed by McAfee's Mobile Research Team, a ...
Bleeping Computer

Android malware Konfety uses malformed APKs to evade detection

A new variant of the Konfety Android malware emerged with a malformed ZIP structure along with other obfuscation methods that allow it to evade analysis and detection. Konfety poses as a legitimate ...
Forbes

Android Under Attack—Users Warned As FireScam Threat Evades Detection

Update, Jan. 11, 2025: This story, originally published Jan. 5, now includes a statement from Google regarding the Android FireScam threat. A new information-stealing Android malware threat has been ...
Android Authority

New Android malware lags like a human to steal money from your phone (Update: Google statement)

A new Android banking Trojan called Herodotus mimics human behavior, such as random keystroke delays, to evade detection tools. The malware employs device-takeover tactics, including the abuse of ...
HotHardware

Herodotus Malware Targeting Android Users Behaves Like A Human To Avoid Detection

Cybersecurity experts are sounding the alarm over a new Android Trojan dubbed Herodotus, which is designed to deliberately slow down its own malicious activity to mimic the casual, imperfect behavior ...