malicious applications, Android users now have another source of threats to worry about: the SPAM. According to the Mobile Threat Report lab F-Secure, the number of malware for the Google operating system grew 49% in the first quarter of 2013. During the period, there was the first distribution of malware to Android via spam e-mail, and fraud on payments
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Previously, it was believed that most of the malicious content could be contaminated by false applications and hosted on Google Play. This research, however, showed that there are many new forms of viruses to trick users who use Google’s mobile platform.
“The number of new families of mobile threats and their variables showed an increase of 49% compared with the previous quarter. figures for the first quarter of 2013 more than doubled compared to the same period in 2012, when 61 new families were discoveries, “says the company sent a note to the press.
Among the new threats is a Trojan horse called Stels, which began to be distributed by fake emails from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. The malware steal information from the device and uses it to make calls to premium numbers. In addition, there was attacks by messages with alleged discount coupons. New techniques for contamination of Android are of concern, says Sean Sullivan, Security Advisor Labs at F-Secure.
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“Imagine this: until then I had no reason to worry about Android from my mother, because she just does not use applications. Now I have a reason to stay tuned because with cases like Stels, malware for Android is also being distributed via spam, and my mother has access to your e-mail by phone, “he said.
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