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mAlwAre threAtS,
hoAxeS, And tAxonomy
In August 2010, the rst Android Trojans, FakePlayer and DroidSMS,
were discovered in the wild. From that moment on, an explosion
occurred in the Android malware space. Mostly Trojans, Android
malware covers a comprehensive range of known malware activities
including but not limited to stolen PII data, dialed premium phone
numbers, botnets, scareware and ransomware, recorded phone calls,
photos, backdoors, and root privileges on a device. In this chapter, we
present a historical perspective with a timeline of notable Android
malware from 2010 to 2014.
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