Is there something worse for our cell a malicious viruses that try to destroy all files on the device?
Apparently so: a program that tries the same, but that no antivirus can remove and repair
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The security firm Lookout you reported this week on the appearance of a malicious virus that masquerades as popular applications like Facebook, snapchat and Twitter and it is impossible to remove mobile devices once discharged into the ..
And if that were not enough, use one of the most popular operating systems in the world to propagate system: Android
But how does this malware
“ We have detected at least 20,000 samples of this virus Trojans masked as legitimate applications under Facebook , Candy Crush , NYTimes and WhatsApp “I BBC said Michael Bentley, Head of Research at Lookout.
“What the hacker is to take the Google Play application store Android -the where apps- are lowered, ‘repackage’ with malicious virus and then place it in other virtual stores selling applications, “he said.
Then users download, for example Facebook, confident that it is a safe process-indeed, the application repackaged properly-functioning, but almost automatically and without the user noticing installs a virus in what is known as the “heart” of the mobile phone. the root directory
And there does not return out.
“When the phone is infected with this new and sophisticated malware is impossible to remove and the only option is to switch phones,” noted Bentley.
More sophisticated
In the past it was seen as” adware “or install dedicated to advertising invasively in cellular programs had become a threat to their users.
However, as explained Bentley, most of these adware could be removed from the system without having to get rid of expensive phone or send it to computer experts for repair.
This virus is a step forward in this kind of “invasions”
And all with one goal:.. make more money
Unable to uninstall the system, this new type of malicious virus continues to show ads without stopping, until the user only has left an option. get rid of the phone
“ We’ve seen virus Trojans looking to make money by invasive adware are taking three paths to their sophistication: better and safer ways to make money, greater access to user information and increased risk “he explained Bentley <. /> p>
The methods for making money, according to Lookout, are focused on finding the way, once installed this malicious virus, the hacker access to the “heart” of the system and can continue to send advertising messages you want.
In addition to seize the basic information we committed in our devices and which can then be sold to a third party database.
“But more worrying is the increased risk, because they put in evidence very clearly the intention of the malware: blend in and go unnoticed in the system,” he said Bentley.
“What a clear sign that in the future will reach new viruses not be able to be tracked and will be able to obtain all the information they want without the user noticing,” he added .
How do I identify it?
Although the virus uses the facade of these recognized applications there is a way to prevent this “irrevocable” virus is installed on the root directory.
“ Applications that are downloaded or purchased on Google Play free of this malicious virus . If you have an Android phone, avoid lowering Twitter or snapchat points other than the official store, “he said.
What other possible solution to get rid of the phone? Few.
“There is an option to reinstall a new root directory, which must be done by specialists who usually charge more than it’s worth a phone in the market,” noted Bentley.
He added: “ The main recommendation is to download applications official stores and have a good antivirus to prevent malware like this is either impossible to install and remove the system ” <. /> p>
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