A new Android virus has learned to hide SMS
- July 3, 2022
- 0
The malware for Android was able to offer paid services without the user’s knowledge. This was reported on the company’s blog. The company’s experts noted that found viral
The malware for Android was able to offer paid services without the user’s knowledge. This was reported on the company’s blog.
The company’s experts noted that found viral programs that can secretly issue paid subscriptions from users are quite common on the Android platform. The authors of the study talked about a new malicious program that attacks subscribers of certain cellular operators.
The report states that dangerous software can secretly issue a large number of paid subscriptions to the user’s number. The peculiarity of the new malicious program is that it has learned to hide the SMS messages that the operator usually sends to confirm the fact of signing up or paying.
According to experts, it is possible to stop dangerous programs by making changes to the Android API and examining the programs moderated by Google Play in more detail. The company also advised against downloading programs from unknown sources and limiting the ability of apps to read incoming SMS.
Source: Port Altele
John Wilkes is a seasoned journalist and author at Div Bracket. He specializes in covering trending news across a wide range of topics, from politics to entertainment and everything in between.
