Don’t Worry About Android Malware If You Don’t Fall for the Most Stupid Tricks

Malware on Android has become a major concern, but a new report shows that it’s much harder than you think to have your device infected if you don’t fall for old-school tactics.

Data published by security vendor PSafe shows that there are three common ways to compromise an Android device, and most of them come down to tricking users into clicking on malicious content.

First, there’s the traditional trick that involves dating sites and which uses ads to convince Android users to open crafted links. Once users open these pages, they are then provided with more links, ads, or are served files that are infected with malware. Approximately 19 percent of the scams are based on this approach, the report shows.

Then, there are the fake virus alerts and the fake sweepstakes giveaways, with the latter accounting for 7 percent of all attacks on Android in 2018. In most of the cases, users are requested to visit s... (read more)

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