We have seen before that malicious software that gains access to user data has large-scale consequences, both in our country and around the world. Aforesaid malware, caused great concern because it could end up in the user’s bank account even without him/her noticing. Now, this software XLadercomes out with its new version.

The software, which was seen in the previous version in the UK, US, Germany, France, Japan and South Korea, is surprisingly easy to install on your phone and get started straight away. Of course, first of all in the message you receive on your phone via URL You must install the software.

It works like Google Chrome.

Starts working immediately after installation XLader“K.RtoUnpleasantIt asks for permissions such as being able to run in the background and read text messages called “. In one of them, it asks you to switch your default texting app to Chrome. When it gets all the permissions, it can transfer photos, messages, contacts, hardware information and other data to its own server: the attacker.

To protect you from this, Android devices already are Google Play Protection It comes with. But we should not rely entirely on this either. The most reliable method of protection is to avoid messages that contain shortened URLs in the first place. cannot be opened. In addition, it is also useful to know which sites you use when installing applications from outside the Google Play Store.

McAfee stated that he had forwarded this situation to Google and that the situation was being worked on. He added that the software in question is more dangerous than the previous one because it only needs to be installed to take action.