Google accidentally gave 4 million smartphones virus

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Google случайно заразила 4 млн смартфонов вирусомThe most dangerous effects of the virus are attacks on virtual wallets and Bank accounts of users.

The vulnerability left by Google, has allowed the virus DressCode to infect about four million mobile devices running the Android operating system.

Code malware is still in effect, bringing inconvenience to the users about this on GitHub said an anonymous hacker.

According to available information, the virus DressCode unnoticed by the user opens the advertising links on various websites, imitating the behavior of ordinary users: that’s why advertisers, too, do not notice anything weird about the transition on their links. At the same time to recognize the virus extremely difficult: his only symptom is a rapid discharge of the battery.

But the most dangerous effects of the virus are attacks on virtual wallets and Bank accounts of users. The virus changes the account details exchanged between the Bank system.

It is also reported that, according to rough estimates, the virus brought to its creators about 20 million dollars in profit.

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