Android is the most used operating system for mobile phones on the whole planet at the moment, but unfortunately this also turns it into a very big target for those who want to do harm. More precisely, Google's operating system was a favorite target of hackers who wanted to exploit Android phones, and according to Bitdefender, 2020 was a very dangerous year from many points of view.
Android has been targeted by a lot of malware attacks, and it seems that interest in the video conferencing app Zoom has been used against many people who need it. According to analysts, many websites that hosted fake versions of the Zoom application were used to mass distribute malware for Android, and as many people do not know where they can safely download the application, there were many who were fooled by these websites -hate.
Android: The Biggest Dangers to People with Phones
Android was targeted not only for these types of attacks, but also for some that were based on information about the Coronavirus, the main topic of the entire year 2020, and probably including 2021. The applications with information about the Coronavirus, either clones of some official ones , or completely different but full of Android malware, were widely distributed on the Internet, and unfortunately there were many people who were affected by the problems generated by them.
“As consumers went on video conferences and searched for information about COVID-19, criminals took advantage by hosting fake Zoom download sites and distributing malware-laden apps to spy on users and steal personal data. Thirty-five percent of all detected Android malware is from the Android.Trojan.Agent family followed by Android.Trojan.Downloader at 10% and Android.Trojan.Banker at 7%.”
Android will also be targeted by a lot of types of malware in 2021, many of them also related to the Coronavirus because the pandemic is far from over, so there is room for new viruses. Unfortunately, we will more than likely see other topics of interest used to trick Android phone users into downloading malware from the websites or application stores of those who want to do harm, and we must protect ourselves seriously.
Android is constantly being improved by Google so that these problems affect as few people as possible, but it is also necessary for people to pay attention to what is happening, and to protect themselves.
