a firm security experts Denmark has discovered a new threat affecting Android users. malware called “Mazar”, you can erase all data from a mobile simply text message
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the company that detected, Heimdal, says there are more than 100,000 users who have received the text of Mazar in Denmark. Its operation is very simple: you simply receive a text message from an unknown number with a link, if you click on it will download Tor on your Android and with it the real malware. Mazar can completely erase data from the mobile in which it is installed, making random calls or send text messages.
Such threats are becoming more common on Android, so the highest recommendation for combat this malware and avoid being affected is simply based on common sense: do not click on strange messages you receive from unknown numbers
Finally, from Heimdal ensure that the malware apparently does not affect users who have. Russian as base language in their phones, so if you sables speak this language is a fairly radical option to be safe, but the most effective is still common sense. [Via BBC]
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