NOTE: The new Android trojan dangerous – resistant to … – PC World

Analysts security Doctor Web looked at
 new virus, which may become victims of all holders
 smartphones and tablets with Android. Attacks using
 Software called Android.Titan.1 reported so far
 primarily in South Korea, but is expected to be
 These occurred in other countries.

Android.Titan.1 can replace multiple numbers inter alia
 in the list of contacts smartphone, perform
 automatically connect and send text messages while
 device screen is blank and pass on
 server User incoming SMS, data on
 its mobile hardware and audio recording of all calls
 telephone .

How is the infection? First
 smartphone holder receives a text message that informs him of overdue
 mail available at the link. When you tap the link is
 downloaded APK, which has yet to be installed by
 sacrifice. Only after the first run the application deletes each other
 most of the tracks and starts working out of hiding, including the
 together with the smartphone automatically.

To the virus began to work, it must be
 installed by the user

As you can see Android.Titan.1 catch requires a lot of carelessness.
 Despite this, however, we are writing about it because it was built in such a
 unusual way that most androidowych tools
 virus protection can not cope with the
 detection and does not identify him as a threat. Harmful
 Trojan functionality for it is implemented in
 separate library Unix and running in the background
 Android.Titan.1 itself does not perform suspicious activities.

Note that not installed on your
 mobile devices any applications from unknown
 sources . Android.Titan.1 is distributed in Korea through
 SMS messages, but there is nothing yet in the way of doing so,
 to someone put it on the example of pirated forum
 versions of programs and camouflaged it with the name of some popular
 the game.

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