The Danish company Heimdal Security, which operates in the field of computer security, revealed an attempt to spread the dangerous virus in Mazar devices Android platform, reports BBC.
mobiles infected through SMS messages containing the virus, able to get administrator rights on a mobile phone to make calls, send text messages or delete the entire contents of the device.
How it works
once the link open, a text message is automatically sent to your phone number and then a thank you message is received.
That It indicates that the malware was installed in his cell with the Tor program, which allows hackers to access your phone via the Internet anonymously and opens the door to functions such as payment by phone, putting themselves at risk bank details.
a strange exception
Interestingly, the only exception are the smartphones in that setting is selected the Russian language.
the company Heimdal believed that more than 100 million phones in Denmark have received text messages in Mazar virus, but still no confirmation that the users have received elsewhere.
RT
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