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Symantec recants Android malware claims
Now agrees with rival that apps use aggressive ad network code, declines to label them 'adware'
Symantec vs. Lookout: Malware vs. Adware
The Cyber age opened us to a world full of malicious software, or malware, that harms our computing devices in various ways. And these threats are now targeting mobile devices, particularly those that run on the Android platform. Symantec Vs. … Continue reading → Symantec vs. Lookout: Malware vs. Adware is a post from: SiliconANGLE We're now available on the Kindle! Subscribe today .
Symantec backtracks from Google Android malware claims
Symantec has backtracked from assertions that 13 Android apps distributed by Google's Android Market were malicious. It now says the code in question comes from an aggressive ad network that provides revenue to the smartphone programs.
Symantec Shouldn't Backpedal on Android 'Malware'
Symantec has backed off its earlier claims that apps in the Android Market were malware, but still says the apps are adware or spyware, and do some shady things. Isn't that malware?
Lookout Security rebuts rival's Android malware claims
Researchers from Lookout Security disagreed with rival Symantec that 13 apps on the Android Market were malicious, instead saying that they showed the same behaviors as other ad-supported apps.
Lookout claims Symantec crying wolf over Android malware
Researchers from Lookout Security disagreed with rival Symantec that 13 apps on the Android Market were malicious, instead saying that they showed the same behaviours as other ad-supported apps.
Android Malware Not Rampant, Lookout Security Says
Researchers are refuting a claim from their competitor Symantec, which had warned of malicious apps on the Android Market.
Android.Counterclank an Aggressive Mobile Ad Network, Not Malware: Lookout
Despite Symantec's warning to the contrary, Android.Counterclank is not malware, according to researchers at Lookout Mobile Security. Android.Counterclank was a bot-like threat that can receive commands from remote servers to carry out certain actions, as well as steal information from infected devices, Symantec researcher Irfan Asrar wrote on its Symantec Security Response blog Jan. 27.
FALSE ALARM: Millions Of Android Apps Are Not Infected
Guess what? Millions of downloaded apps are NOT infected with a newly found bit of malware as Symantec claimed last week. The thing Symantec thought was a Trojan was really a way for developers to place ads into free ad-supported versions of their apps, Symantec has now admitted , after several other security researchers questioned its findings.
BLOG: Symantec shouldn't backpedal on Android 'Malware'
Symantec stirred up controversy last week when it announced the discovery of apps in the Android Market that it deemed malicious. Symantec has now stepped back from calling the apps "malware" , but it still maintains that the apps in question do unwanted things that legitimate apps shouldn't do...so what's the difference, exactly?
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