{"id":3920,"date":"2019-07-19T09:21:41","date_gmt":"2019-07-19T09:21:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.positivenewstrends.com\/?p=3920"},"modified":"2019-07-19T09:21:41","modified_gmt":"2019-07-19T09:21:41","slug":"agent-smith-malware-a-new-feather-in-android-viruses-cap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.positivenewstrends.com\/news\/agent-smith-malware-a-new-feather-in-android-viruses-cap\/","title":{"rendered":"Agent Smith Malware \u2013 A New Feather In Android Viruses\u2019 Cap!"},"content":{"rendered":"
In this cosmopolitan world, nothing comes free! Be it the digital market or manual, everything comes with a price! While talking about the digital world, the mammoth world of malware has another feather in its cap!\u00a0Developers named it \u2013\u00a0Agent Smith Malware<\/strong>!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Agent Smith usually refers to a human race with the specialty to multiply till all the available resources are consumed. Similarly, agent smith in the digital world is spreading at an alarming rate as Android Malware.<\/p>\n As reported by Check Point researchers, the agent smith virus has silently infected around 25 million android devices<\/strong> so far. This android app malware is concealed in apps of Google Play Store and exploit the vulnerabilities of android applications. The malware infected apps automatically switch to malicious version without the users knowledge.<\/p>\n According to statistics, the major target of Agent Smith malware is India. Followed by Bangladesh, Pakistan, UK, Australia and more! The malicious activities of this new virus resemble the previous malware attacks such as Gooligan, Hummingbad and CopyCat, on android devices. The agent malware hijacks can easily be used for financial gain and trick android users. Agent Smith malware possesses a special property to hide its icon under trusted apps. Hence, there are endless possibilities to harm the user\u2019s devices.<\/p>\n Let us take an insight on how Agent Smith attacks the android devices.<\/p>\n The agent smith infected virus attack flows through three primary phases.<\/p>\n To conclude with, we advise you to be more cautious while downloading the android applications from anywhere other than Google Play Store.<\/p>\n However, if Agent Smith malware has attacked your device, immediately scan it with a good mobile antivirus application. Furthermore, to completely remove this malicious malware from your android device, please refer to the removal guidelines given HERE<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\nDetails of the Agent Smith Malware Attacks<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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