princey83:

you mean china phones. lol

princ ey83:

you mean china phones. lol

ogunsinamayowa:
Up to 10 million Android smartphones have been infected by malware that generates fake clicks for adverts, say security researchers.
The software is also surreptitiously installing apps and spying on the browsing habits of victims.
The malware is currently making about $300,000 (£232,000) a month for its creators, suggests research.
The majority of phones that have been compromised by the malicious software are in China.
Remote control
A spike in the number of phones infected by the malware was noticed separately by security companies Checkpoint and Lookout. The malware family is called Shedun by Lookout but Hummingbad by Checkpoint
In a blogpost, Checkpoint said it had obtained access to the command-and-control servers that oversee infected phones which revealed that Hummingbad was now on about 10 million devices. China, India, the Philippines and Indonesia top the list of nations with most phones infected by the software.
Hummingbad is a type of malware known as a rootkit that inserts itself deep inside a phone's operating system to help it avoid detection and to give its controllers total control over the handset.
The ability to control phones remotely has been used to click on ads to make them seem more popular than they actually are. The access has also been used to install fake versions of popular apps or spread programs the gang has been paid to promote.
"It can remain persistent even if the user performs a factory reset," wrote Kristy Edwards from Lookout in a blogpost. "It uses its root privileges to install additional apps on to the device, further increasing ad revenue for the authors and defeating uninstall attempts."
Ms Edwards said the recent spike in infections could be driven by the gang behind the malware adding more functions or using their access to phones for different purposes.
The malware gets installed on handsets by exploiting loopholes in older versions of the Android operating system known as KitKat and JellyBean. The latest version of Android is known as Marshmallow.
In a statement, Google said: ""We've long been aware of this evolving family of malware and we're constantly improving our systems that detect it. We actively block installations of infected apps to keep users and their information safe."
Google released the latest security update for Android this month and it tackled more than 108 separate vulnerabilities in the operating system. So far this year, security updates for Android have closed more than 270 bugs.

Source: BBC

worlexy:
pls try and remember the name of the anti virus so that I can instal it too, malware don finish my phone, the weirdest thing is that I've restored factory my phone countless time, only for the malware to pop up again as soon as I'm connected to the internet. Someone should help me abeg

ogunsinamayowa:


You mean i can still get my files back?

InfomejobsN:


Download Stubborn Trojan Killer from play store and scan, it will wipe every out

MasterEmmanu3l:


From the malware as well? I'm still on it sef.

U can recover ur files sha using icare recovery pro

burticious:
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Pls I need a working key for this software

MasterEmmanu3l:

You can search for it online. I'm not sure mine can work with yours....once my PC comes up, I'll send it to u

burticious:

Pls send it when you have it.. Thanks..

MasterEmmanu3l:


Yeah

ogunsinamayowa:


How can i do it?

ritababe:


scan with antivirus many times, did factory reset, it will delete but if I on my connection it will come back, I was frustrated someone told me to flash the phone but I didn't give in, so I download one antivirus forgot the name, it has blue symbol, I scan for malware and delete it once.

tomquest:
This is one of the reasons why android is a no-no for me. I've stuck to Apple's iOS since 2010, notwithstanding that's it's not really a "fluid" choice in terms of connectivity with other OSes. I've been using iPhones without "antivirus" and have never had issues with malware/virus or their likes. Truth is if you do sensitive information-related stuffs on your phone (such as internet banking) stay away from android. Personally my phone is my bank, safe, diary, and lots more which I can't afford to be compromised by some self-installing malwares.

iOS is peace of mind.

princey83:

i have been using android since 2009, and i have never hsf issued with malware, virus, trojan e.t.c I heavily use my banking software's and payment platforms on my phone too; they have never been compromised.

tomquest:


Count yourself lucky. Perhaps you are using the most updated (high end) ones. I've had some android user friends complain of "strange apps installing themselves.

starlightRR:


Most peeps don't read the permission they grant apps that why they install virus, even with that one can manually change the permissions to "ask first"

MasterEmmanu3l:
Yup. I got hit trying to update modern combat. Luckily,it only got my mcard- All apps get installed on my sdCard. 29gb worth of data gone. I'm trying to fix it now sha. Downloaded Malwarebyte on my system.still scanning- 45,703 files so far

ucee64:
shey u mean malware byte for computer system hw strong is it.is it better than avast?