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User ID: 70017291 United States 05/12/2016 01:19 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Android devices are under siege by yet another breed of malware: Viking Horde [ link to www.cnet.com] Android devices are under siege by yet another breed of malware. Dubbed Viking Horde, the new malware has waged war by infecting certain apps at the Google Play store, researchers at Check Point said Monday. Affected apps include Viking Jump, Parrot Copter, Memory Booster, Simple 2048 and WiFi Plus. A new strain of malware is targeting Android devices via infected apps at the Google Play app store, says security firm Check Point. ---------------------------------------------------------- [ link to blog.checkpoint.com] On all devices — rooted or not — Viking Horde creates a botnet that uses proxied IP addresses to disguise ad clicks, generating revenue for the attacker. A botnet is a group of devices controlled by hackers without the knowledge of their owners. The bots are used for various reasons based on the distributed computing capabilities of all the devices. The larger the botnet, the greater its capabilities. On rooted devices, Viking Horde delivers additional malware payloads that can execute any code remotely, potentially compromising the security of data on the device. It also takes advantage of root access privileges to make itself difficult or even impossible to remove manually. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 7667573 United States 05/12/2016 01:37 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Android devices are under siege by yet another breed of malware: Viking Horde |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 72197272 Slovenia 05/12/2016 01:42 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Android devices are under siege by yet another breed of malware: Viking Horde shit, i think they use ads here to, my device acting strange for some days!!! |
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User ID: 70017291 United States 05/12/2016 01:47 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Android devices are under siege by yet another breed of malware: Viking Horde shit, i think they use ads here to, my device acting strange for some days!!!
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 72194805 Australia 05/12/2016 01:49 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Android devices are under siege by yet another breed of malware: Viking Horde Only fuckwits download apps. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 70572445 Slovenia 05/12/2016 02:04 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Android devices are under siege by yet another breed of malware: Viking Horde shit, i think they use ads here to, my device acting strange for some days!!!
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 72197272 Quoting: Texas Twister |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 72194541 Italy 05/12/2016 02:27 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Android devices are under siege by yet another breed of malware: Viking Horde
Only fuckwits download apps.
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 72194805 I agree. Never understood morons who download third party apps. Too much time on your hands and no brain gets you in troubles. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 72127772 United States 05/12/2016 02:33 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Android devices are under siege by yet another breed of malware: Viking Horde I have a floppy disc that can update that android fer ya |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 3842766 United Kingdom 05/12/2016 02:49 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Android devices are under siege by yet another breed of malware: Viking Horde I only have a seller app on my phone but its always going to playstore and it drives me nuts! |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 70572445 Slovenia 05/12/2016 02:56 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Android devices are under siege by yet another breed of malware: Viking Horde
I only have a seller app on my phone but its always going to playstore and it drives me nuts!
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 3842766 i use 35 diferent antiviruses at the same time, so i think i am well protected |
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User ID: 68713847 United States 05/12/2016 03:06 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Android devices are under siege by yet another breed of malware: Viking Horde I love reading this lol some genius out there is just making money off of all the retards without them knowing |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 3842766 United Kingdom 05/12/2016 03:38 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Android devices are under siege by yet another breed of malware: Viking Horde I only have a seller app on my phone but its always going to playstore and it drives me nuts!
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 3842766 i use 35 diferent antiviruses at the same time, so i think i am well protected Quoting: Anonymous Coward 70572445 Care to share 34? I have Avast on mine. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 72083823 United Kingdom 05/12/2016 04:24 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Android devices are under siege by yet another breed of malware: Viking Horde
All the modern O/S have become malware in their own right. Android = Data mining and advertising cancer Window = Data mining and advertising cancer IOS = Data mining and advertising cancer Applications just the same. It's all by degree. |
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User ID: 70017291 United States 05/12/2016 04:26 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Android devices are under siege by yet another breed of malware: Viking Horde I only have a seller app on my phone but its always going to playstore and it drives me nuts!
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 3842766 i use 35 diferent antiviruses at the same time, so i think i am well protected Quoting: Anonymous Coward 70572445 Care to share 34? I have Avast on mine. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 3842766 [ link to www.virustotal.com (secure)] probably |