The spread of malware on several Android-based mobile devices during the year 2011 the number rose dramatically, even reaching 3325 percent. Internet security firm Sophos said that, one of the media that the current spread of malware should be aware of is through a Facebook application.
Malware taking a gap into the Android Market through Facebook applicationsbecause Google has posted a "wall" was named "Bouncer" in charge of securingmobile malware attacks, spyware, and trojans, and able to learn the behavior of suspicious applications.
One internet security researcher, Vanja Svajcer try menberikan explanation of the workings of malware in through the security scanner on Google for the AndroidMarket, especially those suspected of the Facebook application.
Svajcer said that a few days ago he was getting a friend request on Facebook.Through Android phone, direct Svajcer check facebook profiles of people who fileda friend request, to ensure the friend request is accepted or rejected.
However, in when they want to go to the prospective user's profile page, the browserwas instead directed to a specific web page browser, which suddenly, malware will be downloaded automatically into the phone.
Malware name given is "any_name.apk". Surprisingly, the downloading of malwarewithout the consent of the user and automatically installed directly in the phone. In fact, the downloading of malware that will make the user's pulse immediately cut off.
According Svajcer, this is the most popular tricks for spreading malware on mobiledevices. Because of the way it is considered the most simple way of spreadingmalware, as well as toll bypass internet users.
Here's a video showing how to spread malware via Facebook Application:
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