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Android Trojan Switcher Infects Routers via DNS Hijacking (Threatpost)

2016-12-28 09:00

A new Android Trojan, Switcher, uses victims' devices to infect WiFi routers and funnel users of the network to malicious sites.

News URL

http://threatpost.com/android-trojan-switcher-infects-routers-via-dns-hijacking/122779/

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Related vendor

VENDOR	LAST 12M	#/PRODUCTS	LOW	MEDIUM	HIGH	CRITICAL	TOTAL VULNS
Android		4	0	17	2	0	19

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