Is iPhone safer safer?
It has been pointed out many times to find a security confrontation with iOS and Android, which has a high degree of freedom, finds some vulnerabilities and tends to be a target for various malware.ARS Technica's security company CHECK POINT Software Technologies has revealed that 36 Android smartphones purchased from two major sales chains had already been infected with malware at the time of sale.
The 36 units, which were confirmed to malware from the time of sale, have many manufacturers and models that have few opportunities to see in Japan, such as Chinese manufacturers Vivo, OPPO, Xiaomi, and ZTE.However, it includes models that have gained popularity in Japan, such as Samsung's Galaxy Note series, Galaxy S series, and ASUS's ZenFone 2.
Both were safe at the time of shipment from the manufacturer, but it is highly likely that malware has been mixed when a mobile phone carrier prepares its own custom ROM.
Daniel Padon, a security researcher at CHECK POINT Software Technologies, commented:It seems that there were many types of malware, which were confirmed to be infected from the time of sale, stealing information without permission or advertising unwillingly.However, it has been reported that there are ransomware that can be used to take information on a hostage and cannot use it unless you pay ransom, and that if it is abused, the user may have a great deal of danger.Many of them were installed and installed as an administrator, so even if they found danger, multiple installations were installed, up to malware that could not be easily deleted by users.
CHECK POINT Software Technologies has not disclosed which types of malware discovered, but have been confirmed by the infected Android smartphone from any major sales chain.It seems that each user has no choice but to find out if his smartphone is infected.It may be like a Windows PC, where security software is required for Android smartphones.
Postscript (March 16th, 12:15): The corresponding part of this article was modified because there was a correction in the information source CHECK POINT BLOG.
・ Demonstrate the headphones connected to the computer secretly on a terrible malware and SNS that secretly turns into a microphone!Note the "ImageGate" that infects malware from the image
Image: iLushutter / ShutterStock.Comsource: Ars Technica, check point Software Technologies
Rhett Jones --Gizmodo US [Original]
