Lukas Stefanko

Android AdDisplay using anti‑bouncer technique

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 potentially unwanted applications.

Lukas Stefanko 8 Oct 2015 - 12:49PM

Android

Android trojan drops in, despite Google’s Bouncer

ESET recently discovered an interesting stealth attack on Android users, an app that is a regular game but with an interesting addition: the application was bundled with another application.

Lukas Stefanko 22 Sep 2015 - 12:48PM

Malware

Aggressive Android ransomware spreading in the USA

The latest ESET discovery of the first known Android lock-screen-type ransomware that spreads in the wild and sets the phone's PIN lock is examined.

Lukas Stefanko 10 Sep 2015 - 12:49PM

Malware

Porn clicker keeps infecting apps on Google Play

A recently identified trojan porn clicker is still infecting apps on Google Play.

Lukas Stefanko 23 Jul 2015 - 01:00PM

Malware

Apps on Google Play Steal Facebook Credentials

Over 500,000 Android users targeted by phishing apps harvesting their Facebook credentials. ESET detects these trojans as Android/Spy.Feabme.A.

Robert Lipovsky and Lukas Stefanko 9 Jul 2015 - 01:16PM

Malware

ESET uncovers another porn clicker on Google Play

Porn clickers pretending to be the the Dubsmash application have found their way back onto Google Play, a month after being removed.

Lukas Stefanko 28 May 2015 - 12:00PM

Malware

Scareware: Fake Minecraft apps Scare Hundreds of Thousands on Google Play

ESET has discovered over 30 scareware apps available for download from the Google Play store. The apps have been installed by more than 600,000 Android users.

Lukas Stefanko 22 May 2015 - 08:00AM