The recent news from New Delhi alerts all the android users that internet security agencies fond a new malware sneaks into mobile phones without consent and send messages to unknown contacts.
The Computer Emergency Response Team of India (CERT-In) identified the malware as “Superclean” or “DroidCleaner”.
An agency said
to all the android based users in the country “It has been observed that an
Android malware capable of infecting the connected (from smartphone) turned out
to be a good reputation app (application) disguised in the name of
“Superclean/DroidCleaner” and is capable of infecting the USB connected to
personal computer.”
The agency also
exclaimed that the malware calls home to remote domains and downloads
executable files like svchosts.exe, folder.ico, Autorun.inf on the root of the
secure digital (SD) card which is capable of spying onto user personal
computer.
“The app in
general seeks the permissions to access and change the Wi-fi sate, SMS
manipulations, reading the contact details, uploading the SD card contents and
contacting remote servers as seen from the AndroidManifest file,” the advisory
said.
As a
precautionary measure, agencies are asking smartphone users to be careful with
calls or messages from unknown and anonymous numbers. “The app is enabled by
the main launcher and subsequently restarts the running apps in the smartphone”
said the security agents.
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