Android

The growing threat of mobile malware: Top Android malware families of 2012

The open-source nature of the Android platform is its biggest strength and Achilles heel at the same time….

How smartphone attacks make money at the expense of the victim?

The massive surge in smartphone usage all over the world has allowed scammers to devise several ways to…

The FBI’s IC3 releases a public warning about the growing threat of mobile malware

It is a known fact that malware threats over smartphones, especially on Android, are on the rise and…

Google Play Store may soon get a built-in malware scanner

Google intends to release a future update to its Google Play Store that will provide client-side protection from…

Why leaving your smartphone WiFi ON causes more harm than good

Many users are under the misconception that leaving their smartphone WiFi switched ON only leads to a persistent…

Security news updates from the last week

‘Dirty USSD’ hack thought to target Samsung Galaxy smartphones spreads to all Android devices Earlier this week a…

Security news updates from the last week

AntiSec collects 12 million Apple UDIDs from hacked FBI laptop, FBI denies it! AntiSec, a hacker group associated…

Forward spam and unwanted SMS texts to +91-86000-44733

Quick Heal Mobile Security has been protecting Android and BlackBerry users effectively. However, one of the most persistent…

The Rising Threat of SMiShing reaches millions of mobile users

Most of us have had to deal with rampant phishing emails at some point or the other, but…

Fake Quick Heal Mobile Security application found on Russian website

In the past we have highlighted numerous fake antivirus applications that are available through unsolicited third-party sources. Installing…