{"id":10967,"date":"2017-05-13T09:00:55","date_gmt":"2017-05-13T14:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/?p=10967"},"modified":"2017-05-16T09:21:51","modified_gmt":"2017-05-16T14:21:51","slug":"chrysaor-pegasus-spyware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/chrysaor-pegasus-spyware\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch out for Pegasus, the “Total Takeover” Mobile Spyware"},"content":{"rendered":"

Back in 2016, a debilitating spy software called <\/span>Pegasus<\/b><\/a> started being downloaded onto Apple users\u2019 operating systems. Recently, a version of the <\/span>Pegasus \u2014 now called Chysaor \u2014\u00a0was discovered on Android operating systems. The development of this software continues to prove that malware, spyware, ransomware, and other threats to your privacy are constantly evolving. That\u2019s why it\u2019s so important to regularly run a Full Virus Scan with DFNDR. While a Security Scan is effective, a Full Virus Scan offers even more complete protection of your phone files and programs:<\/span><\/p>\n

\"run-security-scan\"<\/a><\/center>If the hackers behind <\/span>Pegasus \u2014 a heavily publicized piece of spyware \u2014 are bold enough to design new spyware to attack Android systems, imagine what other cybercriminals might be cooking up. After you run your virus scan, read on to learn about how to protect yourself from spyware that operates like <\/span>Pegasus.<\/span><\/p>\n

Read more:<\/b> Is There Spyware on Your Android? Here\u2019s How to Kill It!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Pegasus Spyware<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Pegasus<\/b> \u2014 designed to be a <\/span>mobile spy on vulnerable information \u2014 was developed by an Israeli company that sold it to governments for \u201clawful interception.\u201d The software has <\/span>a lot of functions<\/span><\/a>: it can read text messages, trace your phone\u2019s locations, track calls, and monitor communications in popular programs like WhatsApp and Skype.<\/span><\/p>\n

The spyware was discovered when a human rights defender named Ahmed Mansoor was sent an email that told him to click on a link. He found the link suspicious and sent it to be investigated. <\/span>Pegasus spyware was then discovered \u2014 if Mansoor had clicked on the link, <\/span>Pegasus would have been automatically downloaded onto his phone.<\/span><\/p>\n

After the discovery, Apple released updated software that fixed the vulnerability <\/span>Pegasus was attacking.<\/span><\/p>\n

Chysaor Spyware<\/b><\/p>\n

Not long after, Google found information that the Android version of <\/span>Pegasus spy software \u2014 <\/span>Chysaor \u2014 had found its way onto operating systems. Before the spyware could wreak havoc, Google found a way to protect users.<\/span><\/p>\n

Protecting Yourself from <\/b>Mobile Spyware<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Luckily, <\/span>Google stopped <\/span>Chysaor<\/b><\/a> before it could reach epidemic status. But that doesn\u2019t mean there\u2019s nothing for you to do when faced with a potential threat. First, there are very few ways for malware to be downloaded onto your phone if you don\u2019t click on a link or other feature that downloads it there. That\u2019s why you should never click on a link that looks suspicious or one from which you don\u2019t know the sender.<\/span><\/p>\n

The best way, however, to ensure you\u2019re protected from spyware is to run regular virus scans. Even if you click on a malicious link, PSafe can still clear your phone of threats.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Pegasus \u2014 the \u201cTotal Takeover\u201d mobile software that took over Apple\u2019s mobile operating system \u2014 has now made its way onto Android in a new form called Chysaor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[9,249,1706],"class_list":["post-10967","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-security","tag-mobile","tag-security","tag-spyware"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10967","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/83"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10967"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10967\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10967"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10967"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10967"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}