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Alena Nohová

Alena has been a malware analyst on our Android team since June of 2017, after completing an engineering degree and graduate-level work in programming languages research. When she's not solving problems at work, she enjoys cryptography, micro-controllers, and working in the garden.

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Block puzzles open the door to malware

Several block puzzle games in the Google Play Store now come with a side of malware.

9 Oct 2018 min read

Suspicious group of adware apps removed from the Google Play Store

Weather, fitness, recipe and cryptocurrency apps spammed users with ads

16 May 2018 min read

Downloaders on Google Play spreading malware to steal Facebook login details

Avast found multiple downloaders on Google Play that can download malware designed to steal Facebook credentials

18 Jan 2018 min read

Spyware targets Iranian Android users by abusing messaging app Telegram’s Bot API

While spyware using the Telegram Bot API is limited, it's the first Android Trojan controlled via Telegram’s message-exchange protocol. Avast investigates.

17 Jul 2017 min read