There is new malware for Android have surfaced that telephone calls, recording and forwarding to the server of the attacker. Have not previously dived there malware for the platform that included calls to forward.
The calls are stored in a separate folder on the sd card of an Android phone, writes CA Technologies. That is done in amr format, a file type that is commonly used for images on mobile phones. It is unclear what the author of the malware wants with the recorded conversations. The name of the app is not published, although in the screenshot the name Android System Mess… to see.
The user requires that the installation of the malware or give permission to the app to make calls. Some apps ask for your consent for various reasons. The app is harmful in various ways, but in what ways, explains Dinesh Venketasan.
Now running Android, according to a analistenbureau on almost half of the worldwide sold smartphones. That makes the platform an attractive target for malwaremakers. Moreover, there is no control on malware before an app appears in Android Market. Also save users a lot of private information on their device, making it attractive to malware for Android.
