Cell phone Malware infected 10 million users worldwide

There is a latest news in the field of cybersecurity. A cellphone virus infected 10 million people across the world.

A virus Malware from China called "HummingBad" was downloaded by the users who keep insecure apps from unknown sources in their phones without having knowledge about that.

“And what it does is it gets route access to your device. It collects all your information and it also does an additional thing where it clicks on ads and all the ads essentially pop up and all your information gets sent out to those ads,” said Alex Hy with StayMobile in Spartanburg.

User can also get Malware by clicking on malicious links.

Today Michael Holmes came in to get his phone repaired. He says safeguarding his most important possession from accidents is hard enough, let alone hackers.

“To know you can get a virus that easily on your phone and it’s doing all kinds of stuff that’s out of your control, that scares me,” said Holmes.

HOW DO YOU KNOW YOU HAVE IT?

To figure out if you have a virus, download antivirus software like Zone Alarm, AVG orAvast, and do a scan.

HOW DO YOU GET RID OF IT?

The only way to get it off your phone is to do a complete factory reset. So that means you’ll lose any data that you’re not able to save on an SD card.

HOW DO YOU AVOID IT?

Make sure you only download apps from Google Play or iTunes, and avoid clicking on links in social media or texts. The anti-virus software for your phone will also help.

HummingBad is one of the first widespread cell phone viruses, but it certainly won’t be the last.

“It makes me real nervous because that’s probably just the beginning,” said Holmes.

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