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An Android malware called ‘Daam’ has been found to be spreading infecting mobile phones and hacking into sensitive data such as call logs, contacts, history and camera, the national cyber security agency said in its latest advisory.

The virus is also capable of “bypassing antivirus programs and deploying ransomware to targeted devices,” the Computer Emergency Response Team of India, or CERT-In, said.

The agency is the federal technology arm for combating cyberattacks and protecting cyberspace against phishing and hacking attacks and similar online attacks.

The Android botnet is distributed via third-party websites or apps downloaded from untrustworthy or unknown sources, the agency said.

“Once placed on the device, the malware tries to bypass the security control of the device and, after a successful attempt, attempts to steal sensitive data and permissions such as reading history and bookmarks, killing background processing, and reading call logs. etc.,” the ad read.

‘Daam’ is also capable of hacking phone call recordings, contacts, gaining access to camera, changing device passwords, capturing screenshots, stealing SMS, downloading/uploading files, etc. and transmit to the C2 (command and control) server from the victim’s (affected persons) device, according to the notice.

The malware, he said, uses the AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) encryption algorithm to encode files on the victim’s device.

Other files are then removed from local storage, leaving only the encrypted files with the “.enc” extension and a ransom note reading “readme_now.txt,” the notice said.

The central agency suggested a number of do’s and don’ts to avoid being attacked by such viruses and malware.

Cert-In advised against browsing “untrusted websites” or clicking “untrustworthy links”. Caution should be exercised when clicking on any links provided in unsolicited emails and SMS, she said. Install and keep antivirus and antispyware software up to date, she suggested.

He also suggested that users should be on the lookout for “suspicious numbers” that don’t look like “real mobile phone numbers,” as scammers often hide their identity by using email-to-text services to avoid revealing their phone number. actual phone.

“Genuine SMS messages received from banks usually contain the sender ID (consisting of the short name of the bank) instead of a phone number in the sender information field,” it said.

He also asked users to be careful with shortened URLs (Uniform Resource Locators), such as those that include ‘bitly’ and ‘tinyurl’ hyperlinks like: “http://bit.ly/” “nbit.ly” and “tinyurl.com/”.

Users are encouraged to hover over shortened URLs to see the full domain of the website they’re visiting or use a URL checker that will allow them to enter a shortened URL and see the full URL, the ad suggests.


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