ESET security researcher, Luke Stefanko revealed that it had been as many as 2.8 million Android users have downloaded malicious applications Minecraft. The application also is part of the 33 malicious apps in Google Play Store app store.
The application will display a window disclosed new information, wrote that smartphone users have been infected by a dangerous virus. Then, the user will be asked to subscribe to a premium SMS to remove the device from the virus.
The premium SMS disclosed ESET security researchers will apply the tariff worth 3.40 dollars, or approximately Rp43 thousand per Sunday. As for a year could cost Rp2.4 millions more.
As quoted from page Mirror, Wednesday (05/27/2015), the rogue application known as scareware made by the same person with different names and icons. The first was originally discovered in August 2014.
According Stefanko, scareware has been installed at 33 different applications in the market, as many as 100 thousand to 500 thousand users have already installed the application. Even increase to 2.8 million users.
The application will display a window disclosed new information, wrote that smartphone users have been infected by a dangerous virus. Then, the user will be asked to subscribe to a premium SMS to remove the device from the virus.
The premium SMS disclosed ESET security researchers will apply the tariff worth 3.40 dollars, or approximately Rp43 thousand per Sunday. As for a year could cost Rp2.4 millions more.
As quoted from page Mirror, Wednesday (05/27/2015), the rogue application known as scareware made by the same person with different names and icons. The first was originally discovered in August 2014.
According Stefanko, scareware has been installed at 33 different applications in the market, as many as 100 thousand to 500 thousand users have already installed the application. Even increase to 2.8 million users.
