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The newest security app to hit Google Play is ESET Mobile Security, packing a similar feature set other such solutions do. In that sense, expect much more than basic malware and spam protection, with ESET’s app also including additional features like: Behavior-based detection that warns of any suspicious activity against your phone. Multi-layered anti-theft security…
I’m a firm believer that every mobile user wants security but they don’t want to take the steps necessary to achieve that. I don’t blame them either, as the PC model of security has left a bad taste in all of our mouths. I recently met with the head of NQ Mobile and the company…
Our biggest fear as being an owner of a smartphone is our privacy and security being compromised. A location company by the name of Navizon, developed a new system called Navizon I.T.S., that tracks visitors in malls, museums, offices, factories, secured areas and all other indoor spaces. Yikes. The point of this software is to…
Here’s some more security news for Android users that has probably struck a nerve or two by now: another fake app has made its way into Google Play and yes, it has malware. This time the app is trying to imitate Instagram for Android. The app was discovered by web security provider Sophos. Once downloaded,…
NQ Mobile Security Research Center, in collaboration with the leading cyber security expert Dr. Xuxian Jiang at North Carolina State University, started alerting Android users about the new malware called UpdtBot. Disguising itself as a system upgrade, it spreads via text messages that contain a link to the malicious application file. Once installed, UpdtBot registers…
Be on the lookout, pig-crushing Android enthusiasts. The latest game from Rovio, Angry Birds Space, already has a fake counterpart in Google Play that downloads malware to your handset in the background. The fake version is actually a functioning game of Angry Birds Space. However, security company Sophos identified a Trojan horse within the app…
Safely Phone Controls, available in Google Play as Sprint Mobile Controls, is a new Android app that helps partners control their kids’ Android smartphones. Now we do realize kids have the right for privacy just like adults, however they are not necessarily that savvy and perhaps not as disciplined. According to Safely user data, 63%…
If you think your iPhone is secure with that four-digit passcode, you’d better think again. It turns out that law enforcement can bypass this in less than two minutes thanks to some special software from Micro Systemation. Forbes pointed out that the software from Micro Systemation can get by your passcode on the iPhone or…
YouMail has announced its unveiled its simplest solution yet to block unwanted phone calls from telemarketers, robots, and the like. The two apps from YouMail in the Google Play Store, Visual Voicemail Plus and WhoAreYou, now incorporate the ability to “ditch” a phone number entirely with a single tap. WhoAreYou and Visual Voicemail work together…
Samsung is adding Norton Mobile Security app in its own app store – Samsung Apps. The application comes with a full-featured, complimentary 90-day subscription of Norton Mobile Security, after which users can keep to use it for $29.99 per year. Feature wise, Norton’s software comes with following capabilities: Remote Locate – Shows the location of…