- Feb 4, 2016
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Source : ESET identifica uma das maiores campanhas de malwares na Google Play - TecMundo
a recent discovery made by ESET laboratory can bring new anything nice for a large number of Android users worldwide. According to the study released by security company, the family of Trojans called Android / Clicker masquerades as a legitimate app in the Google Play store and, when downloaded and installed on a mobile device, initiates am heavy internet traffic for porn sites without you noticing.
Scholars say the malware group already infiltrated the official store of the system at least 343 times in the past seven months, becoming one of the greatest advances ever recorded in Google Play. "We found many cases of malware campaigns on Android, but none showed so long or had such a large number of successful infiltrations like this," says Camillo Di Jorge, president of ESET Brazil.
According to the executive, the fact that these Trojans are constantly changing causes able to fool Google's security barriers, hiding their true purpose and returning to the same store after sending alerts to users. During the campaign period, on average 10 new family of malware passed by controlling the giant of searches each week.
Great extent
ESET's report indicates that the Trojan Android / Clicker group also infiltrated other app stores geared to operating system users green little robot. Each of malicious applications had an average of 3,600 downloads in Google Play Store, but the number must be considerably greater when we consider alternative sources.
To reach the greatest number of people, these trojans disguise themselves as popular applications, such as games. After installation, the malware creates false ads, which are used to steal advertisers and harm the advertising platforms inside the store. As for the users, the Trojan creates a lot of traffic on the Internet, negatively affecting those who have a limited data plan.
As president of ESET, the campaign Android / Clicker family has been successful, but there simply to escape the infection methods. "An important tip for users to avoid being victims of fraud is check the reviews and ratings given to applications in the Google Play Store," explains the executive.
a recent discovery made by ESET laboratory can bring new anything nice for a large number of Android users worldwide. According to the study released by security company, the family of Trojans called Android / Clicker masquerades as a legitimate app in the Google Play store and, when downloaded and installed on a mobile device, initiates am heavy internet traffic for porn sites without you noticing.
Scholars say the malware group already infiltrated the official store of the system at least 343 times in the past seven months, becoming one of the greatest advances ever recorded in Google Play. "We found many cases of malware campaigns on Android, but none showed so long or had such a large number of successful infiltrations like this," says Camillo Di Jorge, president of ESET Brazil.
According to the executive, the fact that these Trojans are constantly changing causes able to fool Google's security barriers, hiding their true purpose and returning to the same store after sending alerts to users. During the campaign period, on average 10 new family of malware passed by controlling the giant of searches each week.
Great extent
ESET's report indicates that the Trojan Android / Clicker group also infiltrated other app stores geared to operating system users green little robot. Each of malicious applications had an average of 3,600 downloads in Google Play Store, but the number must be considerably greater when we consider alternative sources.
To reach the greatest number of people, these trojans disguise themselves as popular applications, such as games. After installation, the malware creates false ads, which are used to steal advertisers and harm the advertising platforms inside the store. As for the users, the Trojan creates a lot of traffic on the Internet, negatively affecting those who have a limited data plan.
As president of ESET, the campaign Android / Clicker family has been successful, but there simply to escape the infection methods. "An important tip for users to avoid being victims of fraud is check the reviews and ratings given to applications in the Google Play Store," explains the executive.
