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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2018 22:29:29 GMT -5
New Android Virus Extracts Your Facebook, Skype, Telegram Messages Security company warns of new Android malware in the wild
Android devices are being targeted by a new form of malware that is specifically aimed at stealing private conversations on IM applications like Facebook Messenger, Skype, Telegram, Twitter, Viber, and others.
The malware, which was detected by Trustlook (via FossBytes), has the capabilities to modify the “/system/etc/install-recovery.sh” file in order to start at every boot, thus making sure that it can extract instant messaging data even if the device is restarted.
The first infected application is called Cloud Module and is spreading in China as package name com.android.boxa. It hasn’t yet reached the Google Play Store, and most likely the malware is supposed to target devices using non-store distribution tactics, such as email and downloads from third-party hosting sites. "Chats uploaded to remote server"
In other words, Android users who only install apps from the Google Play store should be safe. While Android security solutions could detect the Trojan, Trustlook warns that the malware was designed to avoid detection, including anti-emulator and debugger detection techniques that make it possible to bypass dynamic analysis.
read more ............ news.softpedia.com/news/new-android-virus-extracts-your-facebook-skype-telegram-messages-520531.shtml
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Post by jezz on May 11, 2018 5:59:30 GMT -5
Dang trojans and virus's! I swear nothing is safe anymore.
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Post by redrobyn49 on Jul 26, 2021 1:53:46 GMT -5
The original post was 2018 I haven't heard anything about it since.
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