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31 articles

BeatBanker and BTMOB trojans: infection techniques and how to stay safe
  • Android

Android trojan posing as government services and Starlink apps

We break down the BeatBanker trojan attack, which combines espionage, crypto theft, and mining with inventive ways to dig its heels into a smartphone.

  • GReAT

  • March 11, 2026

How to download, install, and update Kaspersky apps for Android
  • Android

How to install or update Kaspersky apps for Android in 2026

Our Android apps are no longer available on Google Play. We explain how to download, install, and update them by alternative means.

  • Kaspersky Team

  • January 21, 2026

SparkKitty: a new stealer in the App Store and Google Play
  • stealers

Your cat pics are at risk: the threat posed by the new SparkKitty Trojan

This marks the second time we’ve found a stealer Trojan in the App Store.

  • Kaspersky Team

  • June 23, 2025

Kaspersky apps are no longer available on Google Play: what to do?
  • Android

How to install and update Kaspersky apps for Android

Our products are no longer available on Google Play. We explain why this happened, and how to install or update our apps for Android.

  • Kaspersky Team

  • October 7, 2024

Necro Trojan infects 11 million Android devices
  • Android

How the Necro Trojan attacked 11 million Android users

At risk are users of modified versions of Spotify, WhatsApp, Minecraft, and other apps from Google Play.

  • Dmitry Kalinin

  • September 23, 2024

Hidden dangers of free VPN services
  • botnets

How using free VPNs could land you in a botnet

The masterminds behind the colossal botnet encompassing 19 million IP addresses used free VPN services as bait to lure unsuspecting users.

  • Alanna Titterington

  • July 17, 2024

New security and privacy features in Android 15
  • Android

Security in Android 15: What’s new?

Google has unveiled new privacy and security features coming to Android 15. We take a look at the innovations in the upcoming operating system update.

  • Alanna Titterington

  • May 28, 2024

Scamming investors through apps from official stores
  • scam

It’s a gas: how online scammers dupe “investors”

How unfortunate investors in commodities, cryptocurrency, and other assets get scammed in apps found in official stores.

  • Kaspersky Team

  • December 18, 2023

How to stop, disable, and remove any Android apps — even system ones
  • Android

Delete the undeletable: how to disable and remove Android bloatware

Unused apps not only clutter your phone but also create a risk of personal data leakage, so it’s better to remove them. But what if an app can’t be uninstalled? There’s a workaround.

  • Stan Kaminsky

  • December 1, 2023

Infected apps on Google Play
  • Android

Google Play malware clocks up more than 600 million downloads in 2023

A look at some recent cases of Android malware infiltrating the most official of official app stores — Google Play.

  • Alanna Titterington

  • November 9, 2023

Spyware versions of Telegram and Signal on Google Play
  • Android

Spyware messengers on Google Play

Researchers have found several spyware-infected versions of Telegram and Signal on Google Play.

  • Kaspersky Team

  • September 8, 2023

A slew of apps containing the Harly Trojan subscriber have been found on Google Play, adding up to more than 4.8 million downloads
  • Android

Harly: another Trojan subscriber on Google Play

We explain how the Harly Trojan subscriber targets Android users.

  • Tatyana Shishkova

  • September 22, 2022

Data Safety section on Google Play
  • Android

Data Safety instead of App Permissions

Google Play’s app descriptions have a new Data Safety section now. We explain why this isn’t such great news.

  • Enoch Root

  • August 12, 2022

We explain how Android users fall victim to Trojan subscribers Jocker, MobOk, Vesub and GriftHorse
  • Android

Meet the Trojan subscribers hungry to sign you up

We explain how Android users fall victim to Trojan subscribers Jocker, MobOk, Vesub and GriftHorse.

  • Anastasia Starikova

  • May 6, 2022

Mobile viruses in 2021: main trends
  • Android

Mobile threats: who targeted smartphones in 2021

In 2021 there were fewer attacks on smartphones and tablets than in 2020. But that’s no reason to relax, and here’s why.

  • Julia Glazova

  • March 25, 2022

We found more malicious apps in Google Play disguised as Minecraft mods, social media ad-management apps, and a file recovery utility.
  • gamers

Malware in Minecraft mods: story continues

We found more Minecraft modpacks and a file recovery utility available in Google Play concealing malicious adware.

  • Igor Golovin

  • June 9, 2021

More than 20 apps on Google Play that promised cool Minecraft mods turned out to be malicious.
  • gamers

Malware in Minecraft mods

More than 20 apps on Google Play that promised cool Minecraft mods turned out to be malicious.

  • Igor Golovin

  • November 23, 2020

Some Android games ask for a bunch of unnecessary permissions. Here are five you shouldn’t give them.
  • gamers

Five permissions Android games do not need

You can refuse some permissions to greedy games, and they most definitely do not need these five.

  • Hugh Aver

  • August 4, 2020

5 things in Android you should check every so often
  • tips

Five regular checks for Android

What you need to check regularly to keep your Android smartphone and your data safe and sound.

  • Hugh Aver

  • July 22, 2020

Kaspersky experts found the PhantomLance Trojan backdoor for Android in Google Play
  • Android

PhantomLance Android backdoor discovered on Google Play

Kaspersky experts found the PhantomLance Trojan backdoor for Android in Google Play.

  • Pavel Shoshin

  • April 30, 2020

  • Android

All apps on Google Play are safe: Fact or fiction?

There’s no malware in the official Android store, right? We get to the bottom of this claim.

  • Leonid Grustniy

  • September 11, 2019

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