{"id":79507,"date":"2014-12-10T19:22:00","date_gmt":"2014-12-10T13:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.quickheal.com\/?p=79507"},"modified":"2014-12-10T19:22:00","modified_gmt":"2014-12-10T13:52:00","slug":"malware-alert-android-virus-steals-personal-data-including-passwords","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quickheal.com\/blogs\/malware-alert-android-virus-steals-personal-data-including-passwords\/","title":{"rendered":"Malware Alert! Android Virus Steals Personal Data including Passwords"},"content":{"rendered":"

Computer Emergency Response Team of India (CERT-In) has issued an advisory, warning users against a new Android virus that is out on the streets. Named as Android\/SmsSend<\/strong>, this virus affects Android smartphones and steals personal information including sensitive data such as passwords. Scroll further to read more about this mobile virus.<\/p>\n

\"AndroidSMSsend<\/a><\/center>
\nWhat is Android\/SmsSend?<\/span>
\nAndroid\/SmsSend is a newly detected Trojan virus that affects Android smartphones.<\/p>\n

What does this Virus do?
\n<\/span>Once inside an Android device, the virus can perform the following malicious and illegal activities:<\/p>\n

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  1. Sends text messages to numbers on the victim\u2019s contact list. These messages most likely contain a link to download the virus itself, or to other threats.<\/li>\n
  2. Sends text messages to premium rate numbers<\/a> that can lead to high telephone bills.<\/li>\n
  3. Steals basic information of the infected device such as:\n
      \n
    1. IMEI number<\/li>\n
    2. Device ID<\/li>\n
    3. Device type<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
    4. Android\/SmsSend is also capable of installing spyware on the infected device, which in turn, can spy on what the user does on their phone.<\/li>\n
    5. The virus can also steal sensitive information such as:\n
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      1. Pictures<\/li>\n
      2. Passwords<\/li>\n
      3. Banking information<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
      4. The notoriety level of this virus goes up to a level where it can also track the device\u2019s location, access text messages, crash the affected device, and even disable any firewall protection.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        How does Android\/SmsSend Spread?
        \n<\/span>The main source of this Android malware are unofficial, third party app stores.<\/p>\n

        What Should You Do to Avoid this Malware?<\/span><\/p>\n

          \n
        1. Download apps only from trusted, official stores such as Google Play.<\/li>\n
        2. Always check for permissions before installing an app. For instance, if a Flash Light app asks for your permission to use Internet or view your contacts or media, then avoid installing it.<\/li>\n
        3. Do not click links in unknown and unexpected emails.<\/li>\n
        4. Avoid clicking links in text messages from unknown senders. Even if the link seems to have sent by someone you know, verify it first before acting on it.<\/li>\n
        5. Get a reliable mobile security app<\/a> that performs real-time virus scan as soon as an application is installed on a device.<\/li>\n
        6. Use the device encryption feature that is available in Android Gingerbread 2.3.4 and above. Encrypting your device will prevent a hacker from misusing your data even if they get access to it.<\/li>\n
        7. Never log on to any website while using public, unsecured Wi-Fi networks.<\/li>\n
        8. Regularly back up your device’s important files and keep them safe.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          How does Quick Heal help?
          \n<\/span>          Quick Heal mobile security app<\/a> detects and blocks this Android malware from affecting your device or its data.<\/p>\n

           <\/p>\n

          If you come across any incident that is related to the AndroidSmssend virus or any other malware, please do leave your comments below.<\/p>\n

          Source:<\/span>
          \ntimesofindia.indiatimes.com<\/span>
          \ngadgets.ndtv.com<\/span>
          \nhttps:\/\/ibnlive.in.com<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          Computer Emergency Response Team of India (CERT-In) has issued an advisory, warning users against a new Android virus that is out on the streets. Named as Android\/SmsSend, this virus affects Android smartphones and steals personal information including sensitive data such as passwords. Scroll further to read more about this mobile virus. What is Android\/SmsSend? Android\/SmsSend […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":79516,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[55,24,968],"tags":[380,1099,1100,274],"class_list":["post-79507","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-android","category-malware","category-spyware","tag-android-malware","tag-android-trojan-virus","tag-androidsmssend-malware","tag-google-play"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.quickheal.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79507"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.quickheal.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.quickheal.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.quickheal.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.quickheal.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79507"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.quickheal.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79507\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.quickheal.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.quickheal.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.quickheal.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=79507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.quickheal.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=79507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}