Flubot Malware deceives Android users with a false security update

Time: 17/Nov By: kenglenn 440 Views

The safety updates, also called updates, allow you to increase the safety of the devices in use and to correct the possible presence of bugs that can cause malfunctions, or the presence of vulnerability that could be exploited by hackers for malicious intentions.

Maintaining the operating systems such as Android updated means having the latest version of the software and this creates greater safety for users by virtue of the fact that the update, eliminates previous safety errors.

Android generally ensures fully integrated protection in all the functions that are done with a smartphone, such as downloading apps, surfing the web and choose whether to share your data or not.

On the other hand, if something seems suspicious, like an app or a harmful link, it will be Android himself to inform all users by suggesting advice on how to proceed, while our powerful internal security will control device and data.

In this way this operating system always wants to guarantee protection, even when you are not using the phone.

Despite the prevention and use of all precautions to protect online privacy and security in recent months, however, a malware has been identified that generates many problems for those who use Android cell phones, in fact thousands of devices are in a few monthshave been infected not only in Italy, also in Europe.

In practice, it happened that a sophisticated type of malware, called Flubot, has targeted users who use a device with Android and, through sending fraudulent messages or notifications, warn the user who has a new voice message or thathas lost a call from an unknown number.

Not only that, you can also receive complaints from people (friends, relatives) who are on the list of their contacts and who claim to have received spam messages from our telephone number.

Indice del contenuto1)How to find out if an Android mobile was attacked or is infected with a fluvot2)How to choose an Android VPN and surf safely3)What is a VPN on Android?4)What is an IP address?

How to find out if an Android mobile was attacked or is infected with a fluvot

FluBot Malware inganna gli utenti Android con un falso aggiornamento di sicurezza

To find out if an Android mobile phone has been infected with this harmful malware, it is recommended to investigate the mobile phone display to find, if a new app has been installed graphically represented by a blue box, which in turn is archived in oneyellow envelope.

Once the Flubot is found, it will be necessary to immediately uninstall: however, the uninstalling procedure can generate problems, because it may happen that the removal is not successful.

It is very important to remove the malware because, Flubot tries to access user contact lists, personal information, credit card details, browser pages and other types of information.

To avoid that the devices that use Android as an operating system are attacked by this and by many other malware that circulate and piloted by attackers usually it is convenient to use an internet connection with VPN.

It is certainly not the first time you hear this term.

VPN can be imagined as an intermediary between the mobile phone, computer, tablets that is and websites or services that are used on the net, so that your identity (IP) is not identified.

Not to mention when we are often out for work and we use the wi-fi networks that are around going against insecure connections that can allow someone to sneak to spy on their data.

In fact, the VPN is used to protect the connection on public wi-fi, so that you can navigate in total privacy generating online, invisible traffic.

How to choose an Android VPN and surf safely

Regardless of commercial offers on the net, the Android VPN to choose must be compatible with all the most popular devices and operating systems such as Windows, MacOS, Linux, Android, iOS/iPados, Android Smart TV, Raspberry PI, Nas, Router etc..

Once the VPN is chosen for us navigating online safely will be much more relaxing because it is enough to open the browser and/or the programs that you want to use and thus take advantage of a safe connection: after finishing navigation, perhaps visiting the home banking, just disconnect from the VPN on Android and you're done.

What is a VPN on Android?

Using a VPN network or connection on Android means protecting your privacy because when you surf the web, you do it anonymously.

The internet connection is anonymous because the VPN hides your real IP address.

What is an IP address?

IP address (Internet Protocol Address) means a numerical code used by all devices (computer, web servers, printers, modem) to browse the Internet and to communicate in a local network.

An IP address therefore constitutes the basis for a correct transmission of information from the sender to the receiver.

Without entering technical explanations, at an intuitive level we can see the IP address as the plaque of a car, the plaque identifies a car and its owner but only the motorization or the police can trace the owner's personal data.

The public IP address is a visible and reachable address by all the hosts on the Internet, therefore, it is visible and traceable by anyone.

Well, the VPN on Android acts precisely on the Internet address of the network we are using, changing it or making it invisible.

The connection is so encrypted and creates a tunnel that passes through any restriction by emerging on the other side of the server of its VPN provider.