Recent research has revealed a new malware for smartphones Android, which spreads through text messages.
The propagation technique, called social engineering, is based on sending messages like “look at this photo” o similares, accompanied by a link to a website. This causes people, seeing the message and knowing the sender, to access the link and get infected.
It is then that the malware installs itself on the device, reads the phone's contact list and starts sending text messages to the contacts to continue its spread.
The spread of this type of virus is very fast, since it reaches many recipients in a very short time. Es por eso que desde Intec os recomendamos tomar precauciones si recibís mensajes de este tipo, how, For example, hablar con la persona que envía el mensaje para cerciorarnos de que el mensaje no ha sido enviado de forma automática por un programa y siempre, siempre, desconfiar de enlaces sospechosos.