Thursday, May 3, 2012

Android viruses attack through compromised sites


In the smartphone operating system Android has launched a new virus attack. This prevents a company specializing in the protection of mobile devices Lookout. At this time, the Trojan spread through compromised websites. Potentially, it can get into government and corporate network if its spread is not halted. At the moment, the Trojans look harmless enough, posing as a software upgrade and staying in the system after installation. It is built into the frames of infected sites and automatically loads when you visit. Loookout company named in this Trojan as NotCompatible, because the program itself, which enters the system is called simply Update.apk. Currently, there are only a few sites that have been compromised APC, so Lookout predicts that epidemics will not. It is noted that in itself is not a Trojan is malware, but could potentially be used to gain access to private networks by using phone with Android for the proxy connection. By itself, the Trojan downloads from the site does not lead to infection, the user is required to run Update.apk on your device.

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