{"id":10937,"date":"2017-05-11T09:00:12","date_gmt":"2017-05-11T14:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/?p=10937"},"modified":"2017-05-17T14:44:54","modified_gmt":"2017-05-17T19:44:54","slug":"dangerous-new-android-malware-discovered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/dangerous-new-android-malware-discovered\/","title":{"rendered":"Dangerous New Android Malware Discovered"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It seemed like Android malware was on the decline, but everything just changed. In a surprising turn of events, it has been discovered that more than 10 million Android phones are sitting ducks for hackers. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before you do anything else, click the button below to use your DFNDR app to run a Full Virus Scan and ensure that your Android smartphone has not been compromised:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"psafe:\/\/launch\/antivirus_full\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9829\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9829\" src=\"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/run-security-scan-1-300x67.jpg\" alt=\"run-security-scan\" width=\"300\" height=\"67\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/run-security-scan-1-300x67.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/run-security-scan-1.jpg 353w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/center><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unfortunately, it turns out that hundreds of apps in the Google Play store possess a security issue that could allow hackers access to any phone that has installed them. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/eecs.umich.edu\/eecs\/about\/articles\/2017\/open_euro17.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">paper<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> published by the University of Michigan, a team of researchers found that apps that make open ports on cellphones are leaving behind major security holes. In fact, the University of Michigan team scanned 24,000 apps and revealed that more than 400 apps are vulnerable, with fifty-seven of them discovered to undoubtedly possess the <\/span><b>Android malware<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. With at least one of those apps receiving millions of downloads, this is a huge problem. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What\u2019s the big deal? Well, if you\u2019ve downloaded any of these apps, malware could have been installed on your phone remotely. Your personal data, like your contacts, images, and even bank account information could be stolen. Protect specific high-risk apps like banking and mobile payment apps with a second password using Applock:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"psafe:\/\/launch\/vault\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8730\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8730\" src=\"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Deeplink_1create-app-password-300x60.png\" alt=\"Deeplink_1create-app-password\" width=\"300\" height=\"60\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Deeplink_1create-app-password-300x60.png 300w, https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Deeplink_1create-app-password.png 393w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/center><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the apps that has been infiltrated is the WiFi File Transfer app, which has been downloaded by users between 10 million and 50 million times. Sure, it\u2019s simple to transfer docs from a phone to a laptop, but with the security issue it would also be easy for a hacker to start transferring your files, too. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What can you do? For starters, you can uninstall the app. Then? You need Android malware protection. That\u2019s where your DFNDR app comes in. You don\u2019t have to leave your <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/effective-android-security-app\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Android\u2019s security<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to chance. Instead, you can make scanning for viruses and malware a part of your daily routine. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s easy to begin. Click on the button above, or open your <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/antivirus-acelerador-limpeza-android\/total\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DFNDR<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> app, then go to \u201cTools,\u201d and then \u201cFull Virus Scan.\u201d Every file on your phone and your SD card will be checked thoroughly. At the end, you will receive a report so you can see how it turned out. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You already know to avoid third party app download sites, but sticking with the Google Play Store isn\u2019t enough. Run a Full Virus Scan every time you download a new document or install a new app so that you\u2019ll always have full <\/span><b>antivirus protection<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t neglect your Android\u2019s security. Your smartphone carries plenty of personal data \u2014 keep it protected with DFNDR.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just when you think you\u2019ve done everything right when it comes to your Android\u2019s security, a new security hole puts 10 million phones at risk.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[30,4025,182,161],"class_list":["post-10937","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-performance","tag-android","tag-dfndr","tag-malware","tag-virus"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Dangerous New Android Malware Discovered - PSafe Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Dangerous New Android Malware Discovered\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/dangerous-new-android-malware-discovered\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Dangerous New Android Malware Discovered - 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