Security researchers have long maintained that malware is a problem on Android, the Google operating system that's on 80% of the world's smartphones. In extreme cases, hackers with malicious intent ...

AndroRAT, a piece of Android malware that gives a hacker total control of your phone, can be hidden in any app with just a few clicks. But now it's free, and it's spreading. Since my start in 2008, ...

A hacker who manages to plant a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) on your Android phone gets total control of the device. Using the new Androrat APK Binder, even a total newbie hacker can Trojanize a valid ...

Remote access tools have long been a major part of targeted hacker attacks on individuals and corporate networks. RATs have been used for everything from hacking the e-mail boxes of New York Times ...

Dendroid is a HTTP RAT that is marketed as being transparent to the user and firmware interface, with a sophisticated PHP panel and an application APK binder package that shares links to the author of ...

Symantec’s Andrea Lelli noted that since November 2012, underground forums have been offering a free Android RAT known as AndroRAT. Like other RATs, it allows a remote attacker to control the infected ...

Several recent developments in mobile malware are conspiring to raise the threat level for Android users, making it easier for attackers to convert legitimate applications into malicious apps and to ...

Discovery the latest example of a growing market in commoditized services for mobile like those available for infected Windows machines The first tools for injecting legitimate Android apps with ...

Security researchers have long maintained that malware is a problem on Android, the Google operating system that's on 80 per cent of the world's smartphones. In extreme cases, hackers with malicious ...

A binder tool that turns legitimate Android apps into trojans may be a dream come true for criminals with ill intent but little skill or patience to craft their own malicious code. Binders were the ...

Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you make better buying decisions and get more from technology. Back in July, we told you about AndroRAT—a remote access ...