Lookout now warns you when you tap a malicious phone number link from your mobile browser.
(Credit: Lookout Mobile Security )
Android fragmentation security patches, too. Instead of waiting to see which devices have been protected against a Dialer app vulnerability discovered earlier this week, Lookout Mobile Security (download) has stepped into the breach with a patch for it today. So far, it is the only known Android security app to block the exploit, but even their patch requires initial user input.
The vulnerability allowed some Samsung phones to be remotely wiped from the Dialer app, the "phone" part of your smartphone. While Samsung pushed out a patch quickly, it's not clear if other phones have also been patched. In its blog post announcing the fix, Lookout said that just because Google issued a patch for the default dialer months ago doesn't mean that all devices have it.
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