The persistence and sophistication of malware dubbed "NotCompatible" is another sign that cyber criminals are hitting smartphones and tablets with tactics and tenacity once reserved for desktop computers.
Mobile malware is becoming very advanced and rapidly reaching parity with PC malware
information that can be mined from hacked smartphones includes where people have been, pictures taken and call logs. this is also why there have been a lot of nude pictures of celebrities leaking on the Internet. you can just weak up one morning with your sefie all over the internet... don't ask why or who: you did !
the pop-up ad encourages people to tap it and download a new version of your social networking and instant messaging programme or else lose access to the service,
device "notCompatible" or a Virus has infested your Android pop up as an Android system update and asks for permission to install or scan mobile devices. once you click, your Android device is hacked. One way to safeguard against infection is to decline such prompts and go through smartphone settings to check for system updates, if it needs updating update it via Google play store, but if your apps are up to date pleas ignore completely.
The malware has grown so strong since it was first detected in 2012, adopting measures to elude detection by researchers and adding the ability to endure even if servers being used by hackers to control it are taken down.The guys behind these pop ups were said to be running it like a heavy business operation, and are doing well enough to invest heavily in beefing up the back-end on which the malware relies.
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