Care, a simple SMS is to infect Android smartphones – Pplware

The Android security problems are your biggest concern. Often are new vulnerabilities that compromise the mobile operating system from Google and leave the exposed users discoveries.

The latest issue of Mazar Android BOT name, propagates with a simple SMS and is such serious that can lead to listening to all communications made and even the loss of user data.

This new malware is spreading rapidly by Android users and once again makes use of the ingenuity of many users to achieve your goals.

their discovery was made by the security company Heimdal, which alerted the world to this problem and to simply how it is spread.

How to propagate this new threat?

the attackers are spreading the Mazar Android BOT send a text message to the phones of their victims, with a simple link to a message MMS that is waiting to be discharged

you have received a multimedia message from + [country code] [sender number] Follow the link http:. //www.mmsforyou [.] Net / mms.apk to view the message.

in fact, this link leads to the TOR application is installed, it will have administrator permissions, and allows one to be carried connection to a specific server of the network controlled by the attackers to install additional software.

at the same time it is also sent an SMS to a number in Iran, with the “Thank you” message. That same message the location of the victim will included. From that moment the phone is compromised and the attackers can capture all the traffic generated, read text messages, bypass authentication processes or simply delete all smartphone data

How to protect yourself from this problem?

the simplest way to protect yourself against Mazar Android BOT begins to follow the most basic security measures. should never click on links accompanying text or multimedia messages. You should also be very careful with applications that install and always check the sources from which they originate, avoid installing apps from outside the Store.

If you suspect that your smartphone is already committed, first change all passwords of the services you access and seek professional help, which will allow you to eliminate this malware from your Android smartphone.

Interestingly the Mazar Android BOT has the particularity of not affect users Russians are rejecting it to infect machines that have this language set.

This is another problem that Google has on hand and you need to solve quickly. Security on Android has always been very precarious and repeatedly come these problems.