Android Authority

Your Android phone will soon warn you about that sketchy app sneakily changing icons

Google Play Protect will soon detect when an app changes its icon, and alert users to this behavior. Malicious apps sometimes change their app icon to evade removal, so this should help in a big way.
TechCrunch

Google takes aim at Android malware with an AI-powered live threat detection service

Google is preparing to launch a new system to help address the problem of malware on Android. Its new live threat detection service leverages Google Play Protect’s on-device AI to analyze apps for ...
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 ...
Android

How to Detect Android Malware in Seconds

Android malware is no longer just about annoying pop-ups or shady adware. Today’s threats can steal banking credentials, spy on personal messages, and take full control of a device, often without the ...
Bleeping Computer

New LianSpy malware hides by blocking Android security feature

A previously undocumented Android malware named 'LianSpy' has been discovered targeting Russian users, posing on phones as an Alipay app or a system service to evade detection. Analysis shows that ...
Android

Google already had defense against Snowblind Android malware

Yesterday, a security firm published a report about a never-before-seen Android malware named Snowblind. It allegedly abuses a built-in Android safety feature to avoid detection. Its novel technique ...
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 ...