{"id":78183,"date":"2014-04-01T16:17:00","date_gmt":"2014-04-01T10:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.quickheal.com\/?p=78183"},"modified":"2014-04-01T16:17:00","modified_gmt":"2014-04-01T10:47:00","slug":"android-malware-on-the-loose-android-hehe-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quickheal.com\/blogs\/android-malware-on-the-loose-android-hehe-a\/","title":{"rendered":"Android Malware on the Loose &#8211; Android.Hehe.A"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The name of this malware may sound funny, but what it can do to your mobile, may not be so. Here\u2019s a quick overview of the Android malware called Android.Hehe.A<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #006bb2; font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;\">What is it?<\/span><br \/>\nAndroid.Hehe.A is a Trojan horse designed to infect Android devices.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.quickheal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/android.hehe_.malware1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-78191\" alt=\"android.hehe.malware\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.quickheal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/android.hehe_.malware1.png\" width=\"572\" height=\"477\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #006bb2; font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;\">How does it look?<\/span><br \/>\nOnce installed on your phone, the malware displays an Android icon with a white box on it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.quickheal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/android.hehe_.icon_.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-78190 alignnone\" alt=\"android.hehe.icon\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.quickheal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/android.hehe_.icon_.png\" width=\"60\" height=\"54\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #006bb2; font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;\">What does it do?<br \/>\n<\/span>The malware primarily does two things:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1.<\/strong> Blocks incoming SMSs and calls from specific numbers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2.<\/strong> Steals user information from the compromised phone and sends it to the attacker. It steals the following data:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 IMEI [International Mobile Station Equipment Identity]<br \/>\n\u2022 IMSI [International mobile Subscriber Identity]<br \/>\n\u2022 Phone number<br \/>\n\u2022 Built of the compromised phone<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #006bb2; font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;\">Medium of Transmission<\/span><br \/>\nThe malware infiltrates a targeted device in the form of a fake OS update.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #006bb2; font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;\">How Can Quick Heal Help you Deal with this Malware?<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.quickheal.platform.advance.blue\" target=\"_blank\">Quick Heal<\/a> detects this malware as \u2018Android.Hehe.A\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>If your phone has Quick Heal in it and is up-to-date, it will detect the malware automatically. Once Quick Heal detects the malware (or any other malware in general), it will prompt you to uninstall it. All you have to do is follow the prompts and uninstall the malware.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px; color: #006bb2; font-family: verdana; font-weight: bold;\">How to Protect Your Android Phone from this Malware?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #228b22;\">\u2714<\/span> Install applications only from the official Google Play Store, or from legitimate app stores.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #228b22;\">\u2714<\/span> Carefully read the permissions asked by any application. Also consider reading its reviews and its number of downloads. Genuine apps usually have good reviews and high number of downloads.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #228b22;\">\u2714<\/span> Ensure that the \u2018Verify Apps\u2019 setting is turned \u2018ON\u2019 on your phone.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #228b22;\">\u2714<\/span> If your phone recommends you to update your apps, consider doing it.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #228b22;\">\u2714<\/span> Install Quick Heal Total Security for Android on your phone. It automatically scans and blocks malicious or potentially dangerous apps on your phone.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #228b22;\">\u2714<\/span> Avoid rooting your device.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #228b22;\">\u2714<\/span> Beware of unexpected installation prompts.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #228b22;\">\u2714<\/span> Avoid enabling the USB debugging option on your device.<\/p>\n<p>To conclude with a basic security tip to protect your Android, or any phone for that matter, set a password to lock the device. Stay safe!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The name of this malware may sound funny, but what it can do to your mobile, may not be so. Here\u2019s a quick overview of the Android malware called Android.Hehe.A What is it? Android.Hehe.A is a Trojan horse designed to infect Android devices. \u00a0 How does it look? 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