NEW DELHI: Owners of Android smartphones<\/a> in India should not download any unknown or suspect apps, even from Google Play<\/a> India app store, and install anti-virus and anti-malware software to protect their phones from malware Judy<\/a>, cybersecurity experts have said.
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\nThe warning came even as Google said it has dealt with the issue.
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“We can confirm that we have taken action on the policy-violating apps,” a Google India<\/a> spokesperson said Tuesday, indicating that the search giant has taken down most of the apps, which had the Judy malware bug.
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\nThe bug force-clicks ads on an infected phone, creating nuisance for users while generating gamed revenue for advertisers.
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More than 90% of smartphones in India run on the open Android<\/a> OS, leaving them vulnerable to the malware, which security firm Checkpoint said has already infected over 36 million smartphones across the world through 41 apps. The apps by Korean developer Enstudio had beaten Google’s own security feature called Bouncer.
\n
No infections have been reported in India so far, though handset makers such as Xiaomi<\/a> and Oppo<\/a>, among top five smartphone players, said they are on their guard, given that the world is just emerging from the effects of ransomware Wannacry<\/a>.
\n
“Given the ability of the malware to surpass Google Play’s protection checks, it does pose a pretty significant threat to all devices<\/a>, including the ones in India,” said Shree Parthasarathy, partner at Deloitte India.
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\nIndia is the top country for Google in terms of downloads from Google Play, surpassing the US in 2016, with over 6 billion apps downloaded, up from 3.5 billion the year before, as per an App Annie report.
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\nAmit Jaju, executive director for fraud investigation and dispute services at EY India, said while the onus falls on the user to protect themselves from potential attacks, the company had “assisted various clients in securing their digital assets (including mobile phones) and checked if any app has behaved in a malicious way”. Jaju did not share the details.
\n
\nAtul Gupta, partner-IT advisory at KPMG in India, said there was a need for heightened awareness of users on security measures, specifically considering the focus on digital payment channels through mobile phones.
\n
\n“Xiaomi has its own security centre, which scans for viruses and also protects against less serious offences like apps consuming a lot of battery, while Google has their own protection, called Play Protect, which automatically scans all apps,” said Jai Mani, product lead at Xiaomi India.
\n
\nHe added that Google has resolved the malware and it doesn’t hold any threat to apps downloaded from within the Google App Store. “Even if a consumer sideloads an app, Google will scan it and protect you,” he said.
\n
\nA spokesperson from rival Oppo said the company had not received any complaints related to the malware from its after services system, and that it was cooperating with anti-virus company Avast for its build-in anti-virus software for each phone. “This built-in software has also got a virus database, which is updated constantly. Both our sides are keeping an eye of this issue,” the spokesperson said.
\n
\nDeloitte’s Parthasarathy suggested that handset makers start placing a second level check on all downloaded apps from any party, including Google Play Store.
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Android智能手机用户谨防恶意软件朱迪

超过90%的智能手机在印度开放Android操作系统上运行,使他们容易受到恶意软件,安全公司检查站说。

Gulveen Aulakh,
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更新2017年5月31日上午08:39坚持

新德里:所有者安卓智能手机在印度不应该下载任何未知或怀疑应用,甚至从谷歌玩印度app store和安装的反病毒和反恶意程序软件保护手机免受恶意软件朱迪网络安全专家说。

警告即使谷歌说,它已经处理了这个问题。

“我们可以证实,我们已采取行动policy-violating应用,”谷歌印度发言人周二说,这表明这家搜索巨头已经下来的大多数应用程序,朱迪恶意软件bug。

bug force-clicks广告受感染的手机,为用户创造麻烦同时为广告商创造舞台收入。

在印度超过90%的智能手机上运行安卓操作系统,使他们容易受到恶意软件,安全公司检查站说已经感染了超过3600万部智能手机在世界各地通过41的应用。韩国的应用开发者Enstudio击败Google自己的安全特性称为保镖。

在印度没有报告感染到目前为止,尽管手机制造商等小米和相对应的人五大智能手机玩家,说他们在守卫,因为世界就是从ransomware的影响Wannacry。

“鉴于恶意软件的能力超越谷歌玩的保护检查,它构成很大威胁设备说:“在印度,包括Shree高德勤印度的合作伙伴。

印度是前国家谷歌下载从谷歌玩,超过了美国2016年,超过60亿个应用程序下载,从35亿年前一年,每一个应用安妮报告。

执行主任Amit Jaju欺诈调查与纠纷服务是印度,说,虽然责任落在用户,以保护自己免受可能发生的袭击,公司”协助各种客户在确保他们的数字资产(包括手机),检查是否有任何应用程序在恶意行为方式”。Jaju没有分享的细节。

Atul Gupta,伙伴咨询毕马威(KPMG)在印度,说有一个需要用户安全意识的增强措施,特别是考虑到关注数字手机支付渠道。

“小米有自己的安全中心,扫描病毒和防止更严重的罪行也像应用程序消耗大量的电池,虽然谷歌有自己的保护,发挥保护,自动扫描所有的应用程序,“Jai马尼说,小米产品领先印度。

他补充说,谷歌已经解决了恶意软件和它不持有任何威胁应用下载从谷歌应用商店中。“即使一个消费者拷贝的应用程序,谷歌将扫描和保护你,”他说。

竞争对手同僚的发言人表示,该公司尚未收到任何投诉相关的恶意软件的售后服务系统,这是配合反病毒公司停住的内置为每个手机杀毒软件。“这个内置的软件也有病毒数据库,这是不断更新的。我们双方都关注这个问题,”这位发言人说。

德勤的从事建议手机制造商开始将二级检查所有下载应用程序从任何一方,包括谷歌商店。

发布于2017年5月31日上午08:37坚持

NEW DELHI: Owners of Android smartphones<\/a> in India should not download any unknown or suspect apps, even from Google Play<\/a> India app store, and install anti-virus and anti-malware software to protect their phones from malware Judy<\/a>, cybersecurity experts have said.
\n
\nThe warning came even as Google said it has dealt with the issue.
\n
“We can confirm that we have taken action on the policy-violating apps,” a Google India<\/a> spokesperson said Tuesday, indicating that the search giant has taken down most of the apps, which had the Judy malware bug.
\n
\nThe bug force-clicks ads on an infected phone, creating nuisance for users while generating gamed revenue for advertisers.
\n
More than 90% of smartphones in India run on the open Android<\/a> OS, leaving them vulnerable to the malware, which security firm Checkpoint said has already infected over 36 million smartphones across the world through 41 apps. The apps by Korean developer Enstudio had beaten Google’s own security feature called Bouncer.
\n
No infections have been reported in India so far, though handset makers such as Xiaomi<\/a> and Oppo<\/a>, among top five smartphone players, said they are on their guard, given that the world is just emerging from the effects of ransomware Wannacry<\/a>.
\n
“Given the ability of the malware to surpass Google Play’s protection checks, it does pose a pretty significant threat to all devices<\/a>, including the ones in India,” said Shree Parthasarathy, partner at Deloitte India.
\n
\nIndia is the top country for Google in terms of downloads from Google Play, surpassing the US in 2016, with over 6 billion apps downloaded, up from 3.5 billion the year before, as per an App Annie report.
\n
\nAmit Jaju, executive director for fraud investigation and dispute services at EY India, said while the onus falls on the user to protect themselves from potential attacks, the company had “assisted various clients in securing their digital assets (including mobile phones) and checked if any app has behaved in a malicious way”. Jaju did not share the details.
\n
\nAtul Gupta, partner-IT advisory at KPMG in India, said there was a need for heightened awareness of users on security measures, specifically considering the focus on digital payment channels through mobile phones.
\n
\n“Xiaomi has its own security centre, which scans for viruses and also protects against less serious offences like apps consuming a lot of battery, while Google has their own protection, called Play Protect, which automatically scans all apps,” said Jai Mani, product lead at Xiaomi India.
\n
\nHe added that Google has resolved the malware and it doesn’t hold any threat to apps downloaded from within the Google App Store. “Even if a consumer sideloads an app, Google will scan it and protect you,” he said.
\n
\nA spokesperson from rival Oppo said the company had not received any complaints related to the malware from its after services system, and that it was cooperating with anti-virus company Avast for its build-in anti-virus software for each phone. “This built-in software has also got a virus database, which is updated constantly. Both our sides are keeping an eye of this issue,” the spokesperson said.
\n
\nDeloitte’s Parthasarathy suggested that handset makers start placing a second level check on all downloaded apps from any party, including Google Play Store.
\n
\n $\"\"$
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