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ESET, a global leader in cybersecurity, today announced it has become a founding member of the App Defense Alliance to protect the Google Play Store. ESET will provide its award-winning detection capabilities and improved security for the Android ecosystem and will also spearhead investigations that make the Google Play Store safer. ESET is an inaugural member and will begin its work in the Alliance on November 6, 2019. This extraordinary alliance complements the existing par

Tricksters have been misleading users about the functionality of apps by displaying bogus download numbers It seems that tricksters on Google Play have found another way to make their deceptive apps appear more trustworthy to users – that is, at least at first sight. The trick takes advantage of the fact that apart from the app icon and name, there is one more element the user sees when browsing apps – the developer name, displayed just below the app name. And since unknown d

The dangerous Android banking trojan that we first informed about in the beginning of this year has found its way to Google Play again, now stealthier than ever. Dubbed BankBot, the banking trojan has been evolving throughout the year, resurfacing in different versions both on and outside Google Play. The variant we discovered on Google Play on September 4, is the first one to successfully combine the recent steps of BankBot’s evolution: improved code obfuscation, a sophistic

The Internet is a vast source of information for all of us, and naturally some people use that information for good, and some for ill, like “grooming” and stalking children. So what things can you as a parent, teacher, or other concerned adult do to protect your kids against online predators and solicitation? A lot of the information that can be found out there is woefully outdated. Likewise, a lot of the information about protecting children from online predators is from ano

Nigeria, Nov. 24, 2015 /ESETNGBLOG/ -- ESET®, a global pioneer in IT security for more than two decades, today announced the launch of its ESET Parental Control for Android app for Nigeria and Ghana. A first-of-its-kind from ESET, the app leverages ESET's existing technology, coupling it with new features to aid parents in keeping their children safe and protected when exploring the online world. Amongst the new features offered, the 'Web Guard' function provides age and cate

One of the most common ways of spreading Android malware – including malware found on the official Google Play Store – is by masquerading as a legitimate popular application. The last such example that we discussed on WeLiveSecurity was a fake Dubsmash app andAndroid/TrojanDropper.Mapin compromising tens of thousands of users’ devices. In order to help make Google Play a safer place for Android users, ESET continues to monitor the official Android app market for malicious or