An Android trojan that started out as an open-source project has been updated to allow hackers to gain access to virtually all data on infected devices. Silent installation, shell command execution ...

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, ...

The malware was originally a university project – meant to be an open-source application that provided remote control of an Android system REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration A new variant of an Android ...

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 ...

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 ...

Computer viruses replicate indiscriminately, spreading their infection at every opportunity. A Remote-Access Trojan, or RAT, is a targeted tool, and that makes it quite a different story. When a PC ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...