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Android Ransomware Predictions Hold True

September 11, 2013 Symantec

Contributor: Lionel Payet
Back in June we discovered a malicious Android application that was holding user’s Android phones for ransom. This discovery confirmed earlier predictions that

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Multiplatform Fake AV Uses Different GUIs

October 11, 2012 McAfee Labs

Since the beginning of October we have seen a variant of fake antivirus malware that belongs to the FakeRean family of rogue security products. FakeRean is distributed by drive-by downloads or is d

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‘System Progressive Protection’ Another Form of Fake AV

September 27, 2012 McAfee Labs

System Progressive Protection, a new malware pretending to be antivirus software, first appeared a couple of days ago. It belongs to the Winwebsec family of rogue security products. The malware is

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Ransomware Uses McAfee SECURE, Police Logos to Scam Users

June 25, 2012 McAfee Labs

McAfee Labs researchers have seen an increase in instances of the McAfee SECURE logo being falsified as part of a “ransomware” campaign. Once a machine is infected, the malware checks to see wh

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