Malware on Android smartphones continue attacking in 2015 – The World (El Salvador)

 90% of malware attacks were on that platform in 2014 because it is the most used.

Source: Appy Geek

Sunday 22 February 2015 | 3:15 pm

According to a study by the company Fortinet, the trend of growth and complexity of malware for smartphones this year it will not stop, nor its evolution. because the malware was commonly exclusive desktop computers will become more “mobile” affecting smart devices and tablets.

This is how it is believed to be a massive involvement in millions of computers likely to be affected, especially those that run on Android. 90% of malware attacks you were on that platform in 2014, as it is the most used.

Malware

Currently, reports the 900,000 malicious existence of samples and the appearance of new 1,300 per day in this system. On a smaller scale have affected Apple’s iOS and Windows Phone

At first, only sought to spread viruses.; whereas today capture user information or control device functions as the camera.

Another common malware these teams are in charge of sending SMS or make calls to destinations that profit ” . airtime “having available usuario.También botnets have been identified specifically for mobile networks and devices, which were only a trend in conventional networks

Some of the main effects of 2014 were:

Heartbleed: In early 2014 this vulnerability not directly affected devices but those who use or were based on OpenSSL identified

Filtration celebrity photos: In October celebrity photos related to access iCloud accounts filtered

Shellshock:. affect all versions of Bash to 4.3 on Unix systems. It affected iOS and Android devices, and desktop operating systems

Code4HK. Celebrities spyware affecting Jailbroken Iphones and Android. This can take information from contacts, SMS, location, postal history, among others.