Modern smart phones offer wide range of functions, their functionality may be compared to PC. But whereas users resolve security issue of PC or laptop shortly after their purchase, they don’t think about smart phones security. Meanwhile number of malicious programs for smart phones is growing significantly in the last years. First of all it concerns Android devices. Over one hundred types of malware were detected in 2014 year for these smart phones. Increase of online banking services and online payments through SMS messages boost malware growth.
The most common malicious programs send SMS messages to paid numbers, the second place belongs to less hazardous malware which send geolocation data and harmless SMS, and the third place belongs to applications which run undesirable advertisement.
Different malicious programs can block calls, subscribe for paid services, and download undesirable content. Most of them are spread with SMS messages with download links. Banking Trojans can get access to accounts of online banking services users. Trojans-spies steal user’s confidential data, private SMS correspondence, GPS coordinates, they can make a call to chosen by attacker number. Ransomware block access to Android devices until a sum of money is paid. New vandal Trojan formats smart phone’s removable memory card thus deleting all stored information, blocks SMS correspondence and work of WhatsApp and Facebook applications. Also this malware sends SMS to all user’s contacts spending his money.
Number of malicious programs for iOS running Apple devices is growing also. Recently discovered Trojan steals confidential data, App Store logins and passwords on jailbroken iOS devices, thus letting attackers make purchases at users expense.
Nowadays mobile devices support us in carrying out important tasks, therefore it’s vital to protect them against malware using anti-virus software. Our IT company in Dubai can support you in finding the most appropriate solution for your PC, laptop, smart phone and other mobile devices.
Date of modified 2015-03-02
