Internet security company symantec said Sunday, the most massive Android malicious software attacks could lead to 5 million users affected, the user is through the Android Market application download infected.
Symantec will the malicious software called it "Android. Counterclank", it being sealed in three different publishers 13 different applications, the title from a "Sexy Girls Puzzle" to "Counter Strike Ground Force". By the time the eastern part of the United States on Friday afternoon at 3 o 'clock, most infected application in Android Market, still can be downloaded to the shops.
"They don't like the real publishers," symantec security deal with team director Kevin harry (Kevin Haley), "and we see many before malicious software, they are not rebundling together."
Harry are referring to Android malicious software makers use the common strategy, that is legal application and attack code package together, and then released for application store, have the effect of the genuine confuse your users.
Symantec expected, infected 13 total application download is expected to be in the 1 million to 5 million times. "Yes, this is the biggest outbreak of Android Market a malware incident." Harry said.
"Android. Counterclank" is a Trojan horse, were installed in the Android intelligent machine can collect information after many, including duplicate bookmarks and mobile manufacturers, etc, it also can modify the browser home page. Hackers can be infected cell phone to send spam profit.
Although infected application of privilege of operation must get user's permission, but harry said, there are few users in the agreed to terms before reading. "If you belong to suspicious type, then you may will be curious about the reason why they modify the browser or GPS coordinates in extraordinary users agree, but most people don't upset about it."
"Android. Counterclank" is old money Android Trojan horse Android. Tonclank miniature varieties, and the latter in June 2011 was found.
In this paragraph 13 applications, some of which have been identified in the Android Market put left at least a month of time, but the symantec found yesterday. Android users before this has got suspicious notice, some Android users of affected application given low grade evaluation, called the "junk".
The above paragraph 13 application all can download for free. Harry said, symantec researchers have notified Google (the Po) they found suspicious of the application, but Google has not immediately respond to.
Harry says, symantec researchers will continue to the problems in depth excavation, and will publish more information. "It's interesting, malicious software developers and development is not legal applications, but development is similar to the legal application software," harry said, "of course, download is very big still." (XiaoMing)
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