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Beware: There is no "Norton Internet Security" for Android

  • 1.  Beware: There is no "Norton Internet Security" for Android

    Posted Aug 22, 2014 11:13 AM

    A malicious FakeAV / Ransomlock program has been discovered for Android: it claims to be "Norton Internet Security," even though NIS does not exist for Android.

    Norton Mobile Security / Symantec Mobile Security will detect this imposter as:

     

    Android.Scartibro
    http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2014-080718-2038-99

     

    Here's an excellent article that may be if interest:

     

    How to Spot a Fake Android App
    http://community.norton.com/t5/Norton-Protection-Blog/How-to-Spot-a-Fake-Android-App/ba-p/1168963

     

    Hope this helps!

    Mick