A phone with Android, the operating system from Google. A virus that target mobile phones using the Android operating system Google has been detected in China. Geinimi baptized, it may take many personal data stored on a user's phone and send them to servers. "Once this malware is installed on a phone, it has the ability to obey orders a server, allowing the operator of that server to control the phone, "said Lookout Mobile Security, an antivirus company specializing in mobile.
This virus is extremely "sophisticated," more than "previous attempts to malware Android". The company, which does not know the purpose of this attack, specifies that only users downloading applications from Android in China are likely to be affected.
This virus is extremely "sophisticated," more than "previous attempts to malware Android". The company, which does not know the purpose of this attack, specifies that only users downloading applications from Android in China are likely to be affected.
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