Security News > 2020 > June > Trend Micro pulls another app over security fears: This time, the Privacy Browser in the Dr Safety Android suite
Trend Micro has pulled the Privacy Browser from its Dr Safety Android security suite following the discovery of a reoccurring flaw that could be abused to trick people into thinking malicious pages were legit.
Trend responded by pulling the app from its Android security suite.
"We had a low severity security issue reported to us under responsible disclosure and we decided to remove the component from our free Android App," Trend told El Reg.
While not a massive security issue on its own or a crippling blow to the Dr Suite - the browser is only one of many bits of security software in the application - the bug and subsequent removal of the browser is not exactly a welcome development for Trend Micro.
Though Trend Micro said the tool was removed due to an unidentified security issue, it was discovered a driver within the software mysteriously altered the way it allocated memory in order to pass Microsoft's quality certification tests when it detected it was under examination.
News URL
https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2020/06/12/trend_micro_pulls_browser/
Related news
- iOS 18 settings to lock down your privacy and security (source)
- Security and privacy concerns challenge public sector’s efforts to modernize (source)
- Qualcomm pledges 8 years of security updates for Android kit using its chips (YMMV) (source)
- Google's March 2025 Android Security Update Fixes Two Actively Exploited Vulnerabilities (source)
- Browser-Based Data Leaks: 3 Biggest Data Security Challenges Today (source)
- iPhone & Android Users: A Major Privacy Upgrade is Coming Soon (source)
- Android Malware Exploits a Microsoft-Related Security Blind Spot to Avoid Detection (source)