ESET presents research on “The rise of ransomware in … – Analítica.com

ESET®, the leader in proactive threat detection company, released its report entitled “The rise of Android ransomware”. The report records the development trend will this malware. Whether through encryption capabilities (such as ESET discovered in 2014 with Simplocker), lock PIN (as LockerPin identified by ESET in 2015) or simply lock screen, this type of malware ever puts a greater danger Android users and keeps researchers busy. The ESET research, published in the context of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, ​​addresses this issue. ESET will be located in Hall 5, stand B05. The largest exhibition for the mobile industry began on February 22 in Barcelona, ​​Spain

The study’s authors. – Researchers from ESET Robert Lipovský, Lukas Stefanko and Gabriel Branisa – conclude that the ransomware is a problem every increasing for mobile users. The screen lock files and encryption type “crypto-ransomware,” which for many years have been causing huge losses of financial data and started their way into the Android platform. Like other types of malware for this operating system – SMS Trojans, for example – the threat of ransomware have evolved in recent years and malware adopted many of the same techniques that have proven effective in malware desktop Normal.

Both Windows and Android, locks screens usually are of the “ransomware police”, which tries to scare victims to pay after accusing (falsely) downloading illegal content on their devices. Just as Windows cryptolocker, crypto-ransomware on Android uses strong cryptography, which means that the affected users have no practical way to recover the hijacked files. Because data every day, such as photos, for example, are kept on smart phones instead of PCs, the threat of loss of this data is now greater than ever.

an interesting observation that has been made is that the focus of the attackers are no longer just the countries of Eastern Europe. A number of recent families, as Android / Simplocker and Android / Lockerpin, for example, have been targeting victims mostly located in the US.

The following chart shows the increased detections Android ransomware since April 2014, reaching peaks of detections in August and September 2015, as recorded by ESET LiveGrid®, the Early Warning system and ESET statistics.

“with users moving increasingly from the PC to mobile devices, the most valuable data is being stored on these devices, which leads to the fact that valuable information stored on these devices all constantly transported, and that is why ransomware to Android is becoming increasingly useful for attackers, “says Robert Lipovsky, researcher ESET.

” for users of Android devices is important to be aware of the threats and take preventive measures, including that stand avoid stores unofficial applications and have a mobile security application installed and updated. Furthermore, it is important to have a functioning backup of all important data on your device, “adds Lipovsky.

Find more information about ransomware trends for Android, types of attack, tips protection, accessing Android ransomware report recently published in WeLiveSecurity.com: http://www.welivesecurity.com/la-es/2016/02/18/auge-ransomware-para-android/