Guerrilla Virus in Google Play Store puts Millions of Android Devices at Risk
As the reliability of Android devices is questioned more every day, now the danger of Guerrilla has begun! Here are the details…
The technology and smart device world is developing more and more every day. Of course, there is also a parallel world to the technology universe designed for good purposes. This parallel world is also continually evolving. Recent reports have us questioning the security of Android devices once again. Here are all the details about the issue with the Guerrilla virus…
Opens a door on the phone!
The security of Android devices has been discussed for many years. Yes, Google took precautions against operating system vulnerabilities, but there was never truly effective protection taken against malicious 3rd party applications in the Google Play Store. This inevitably labeled the security of Android devices as “doubtful.”
A report published last week inflamed this issue even more. The report informed that multiple Android devices come to users with malicious software straight from the factory. After the report, Android users began to approach their phones with suspicion.
The first report came from the cybersecurity firm Trend Micro. The company examined 50 different Android device models in its research. The results were quite scary. According to the report released by the company, malicious software was reported to have infected 8.9 million Android devices. The name of this malicious software also emerged.
Discovered inside 15 different applications
The application named Guerrilla was documented by another cybersecurity firm, Sophos. Following this, like a detective, the traces of the Guerrilla application were followed. The results were again very frightening when the tracking process was completed. Because Guerrilla was found in the infrastructure of 15 different applications within the Google Play Store.
What Guerrilla essentially does is simple. Through the application in which it is located, it opens a backdoor on your phone under the guise of an “update notification.” Thus, it shows the malicious software that is desired to be downloaded as an update and downloads it to your phone. The downloaded malicious software affects things like your phone’s battery life, performance, or the ad content that appears before you.
In phones where Guerrilla is found, there is generally low battery life and performance features. The ads that appear to users are mostly irrelevant and obscene content. The countries where virus-infected phones are most widespread are currently identified as the US, Mexico, Indonesia, Thailand, and Russia.
