CALIFORNIA - The Android smartphone users seems to continue to be threatened . This time a spam message that infect smartphones you can send malicious messages to thousands of phone numbers every day .
" Security threats to mobile phones continues to grow very rapidly with the increasing complexity of threats , " said security researcher in the mobile network technology company Juniper Networks , Dan Hoffman , as quoted by USA Today , Tuesday ( 25/12/2012 ) .
Cloudmark Research recently discovered a malicious spam campaign that sends a message to Android users by offering free applications such as Need for Speed Most Wanted , Angry Birds Star Wars , Grand Theft Auto , and a number of other popular games .
When users install the free app , the victim unknowingly downloading is hidden programs that connect their handset to a command and control server in Hong Kong . After that , the server sends a list of 50 telephone numbers , copies of viral messages , and instructions to start sending a message to each number .
By using Android handsets infected , this method is similar to how spammers use the infected PC to spread spam .
Cloudmark estimates that only a few thousand Android smartphones were detected , although the garbage text messaging continues to circulate . While smartphones Apple , Microsoft , and Research In Motion are not the targeted virus is a major - remember , Google's Android is designed as an open system , making it easy for handset makers and application developers create applications ' asphalt ' .
Juniper Networks track 350 percent increase in malicious applications which targets Android users in the past 12 months to October . " Attacks become more dangerous and secret , " said Hoffman Junniper .
How can avoid malicious applications ?
Conway suggests Android users to download applications through the official platform , Google Play . And of course , users should ignore unsolicited offer via text message .
Google Play , Conway said " 99.99 percent trustworthy " , the article of the California-based company to act quickly in the event of security holes in its products . " You are much more secure than Google Play to download the application on other sources , particularly those from Asia . When the offer was attractive , but in reality , it is a fake , " said Conway .
