Face it: smartphones are the new mini computers. Despite how good it is sometimes to have a powerful device with these characteristics, there are unexpected consequences. The virus, for example. We have already reviewed this annoying problem on occasion, and now this problem repeats itself. At least we have proof of that through information published in the Los Angeles Time newspaper .
In this North American publication they echo an incident registered with an Android application of Chinese origin, called Steamy Windows. It is a simple fun that makes the mobile screen appear foggy, allowing us to draw with our finger as we would with a foggy glass surface. However, behind this innocent utility, a virus hides that turns our mobile upside down, diverting us to harmful websites, accessing the SMS sending controller and installing unauthorized applications.
The people in charge of the Symantec company have discovered the problem in the Steamy Windows application. They already knew the origin of this application, which was present in one of the unauthorized repositories of iPhone applications (the kind that Apple does not allow to upload to the App Store, but which can be obtained after jailbreaking the terminal).
After analyzing the Steamy Windows application, the guys at Symantec discovered that the application accessed phone functions that, given the program's functions, did not have to require the accesses it warned about. After analyzing the terminal, they found that, first, the application added bookmarks to the browser leading to the user to web pages with dangerous content for mobile.
In addition, he made unauthorized sending of short messages. And as if that were not enough, they also found installed micro-applications that those responsible for the security company had never included in the mobile.
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