Showing posts with label Use Facebook on Android. Show all posts
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Monday, April 21, 2014

Use Facebook on Android , Beware of Trojan " Qadars "

The newly discovered trojan , this time Facebook users in the mobile operating system platforms , Android becomes the main target . The trojan can break the two-step authentication methods are often used in mobile banking transactions .

The discovery of a new trojan was first reported by PC World , Thursday ( 17/04/2014 ) after receiving a report from Internet security research institution , ESET . The Trojans were named Qadars , and works by injecting malicious JavaScript code into the Facebook page , which is accessible from a browser that has been infected .

The JavaScript code inject code to display a message that the user must download and install malware in its Android smartphones . The malware can steal banking authentication codes are often sent to mobile phones via SMS .

Webinject method like this has been long used as a mode of computer trojan that displays fake online registration form that targets online banking users . The goal is to steal important data and financial information from the user .