The Trojan masquerades for Android antivirus software

The company "Doctor Web," warns that the attackers were used to spread malicious programs for mobile devices based on Android a new method of social engineering. Under the guise of anti-virus program you can download from the website created by virus writers Trojan Android.SmsSend. It sends paid SMS-message to one or more premium rate numbers without your knowledge. Most Android.SmsSend can be downloaded under the guise of renovation popular applications such as mobile browsers or programs of different media players. However, in recent years has become increasingly used a different scheme. With the help of various systems of display ads to the user shows a message asking urgently check your device for viruses. By clicking on an advertising message, the user hits the site, supposedly scan your mobile device. This site is one of the icons borrowed Dr.Web Security Space 7.0 and appearance of the program.

However, simulated user interface, the attackers made ​​a mistake in the details: a fake antivirus program on your mobile device is non-existent threats such as malware Trojan.Carberp.60, referring to the category of banking Trojan for the Windows, the mobile version which does not currently exist. If the user agrees to neutralize the threat to his unit downloaded the Trojan family Android.SmsSend. Beta Antivirus Dr.Web 7.0 for Android includes a new component, called Cloud Checker. This module uses in his work so-called "cloud technology" and is designed to test the options offered by the user in the browser. Created by hackers site, copying its design of the interface Dr.Web, successfully blocked the module Cloud Checker, however, the company, "Dr. Web" still encourages users to be vigilant and not to download any applications from suspicious sites.