Scranos, un spyware que se propaga a través de aplicaciones “pirateadas” con apariencia legítima, está expandiendose a nivel global infectando a equipos.
Este spyware se propaga a través de aplicaciones “pirateadas”, está ligado al sistema operativo y es muy difícil de detectar. Se cree que sus desarrolladores buscan rentabilizarlo robando credenciales de pago de páginas como Amazon o Facebook; utilizando los perfiles para inflar las estadísticas de redes sociales o aumentando el número de visitas de páginas que usen una modalidad de pago por clic, y diseminando malware de otras organizaciones criminales a cambio de un pago por utilizar la red de Scranos.
Currently, este software afecta a 162 Countries, in which Spain is among the top 20 by number of infections. Approximately, the 1.5% of the infected devices are Spanish.
This malware is still not fully developed and is in continuous evolution. This malware has, even, a valid digital certificate, possibly acquired through illicit means.
Scranos is not easy to detect at the moment the device has been infected, since it usually manifests in the activity of social media profiles, in the victims' payment history. The device user does not notice any abnormal behavior on the device.
Our advice is not to download or use software “pirated”, as it is a common means of infection for home devices.