"WARNING: Android Users MUST Delete These 3 Dangerous Apps ASAP or Risk Identity Theft!"

Android users are advised to immediately delete these three dangerous applications. It is said that this clone application can cause your account balance to run out, therefore it must be deleted quickly.

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ESET cybersecurity experts discovered that three popular applications can steal Android users' personal data. There is an open-source XploitSPY malware that resides so that personal data can be secure and details can be retrieved.

According to Yahoo! News, the trio of applications in question are Dink Messenger, Sim Info, and Defcom. They were part of a targeted campaign, which began in November 2021, to distribute malware to Android phones primarily in India and Pakistan, according to ESET.

delete an app on Android, open the Google Play Store app and in the top right, tap the Profile icon. Tap Manage apps and devices. Continue by selecting the name of the application you want to delete. Tap Uninstall.

"Apps containing XploitSPY can extract contact and file lists, device GPS locations, and file names listed in certain directories related to cameras, downloads, and various messaging apps such as Telegram and WhatsApp," the research team said.

"This malware also uses native libraries, which are often used in Android application development to improve performance and access system features. However, in this case, the libraries are used to hide sensitive information, such as server C&C addresses, making it difficult for security tools to analyze the application," they continued.

That way, immediately check the application on your Android cellphone right now. If you find the name of the application in question, immediately uninstall the application

Beware! Here are 6 Ways to Avoid Phishing

Currently there are many cases of fraud under the guise of packages, invitations or bills via messages to gadgets via a link. Be careful and alert to phishing and don't click on these links to protect your personal data.

The term phishing is phishing, which comes from the English word fishing, namely fishing.

Phishing activities aim to lure people into providing personal information voluntarily without realizing it. Even though the information shared will be used for criminal purposes.

So phishing is an attempt to obtain information about someone's data using phishing techniques. The data targeted for phishing is personal data (name, age, address), account data (username and password), and financial data (credit card information, account).

In early 2020 alone, the Anti Phishing Working Group recorded that there were 165,772 phishing websites ready to catch victims. Here are 6 Ways to Avoid Phishing:

6 Ways to avoid phishing :

1. Be careful when sharing information

Always reduce sharing information about your personal life on social media or anywhere else. Because this can be used by perpetrators to carry out spear phishing.

Not only that, you also have to be careful when asked to fill out a form because it can be misused.

2. Follow the Latest Information about Phishing

Literacy regarding phishing is also improved. Phishing techniques always change over time. Therefore, try to follow the latest phishing information or news to avoid more sophisticated phishing techniques.

3. Don't click on random links

Be careful when you get a link. Don't just click on it. Move your cursor over the link to find out the complete address. Then check the official website to see if the person or company is using the same email.

4. Use Official Software

Stop using pirated software. Pirated software looks tempting. But you have to avoid it. Only use software that you download from the official website.

Apart from that, avoid modifying software because the creator could insert malware into it.

5. Improve Device Security

Make sure you use the latest version of the operating system, activate Two Factor Authentication (2FA), install an antivirus, and use an email filter service.

6. Pay attention to the email sender

The final tip to avoid phishing is to start reading carefully who the email sender is before clicking on it. Pay attention to the full name and domain address. Then also do a crosscheck with the previous email or via the official website.

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