Home ›Android: Trojan Ermac steals data and money.Delete this application11.10.2021 10:48
Android smartphone users interested in the cryptocurrency market should be able to install new applications in their smartphones with particular care.One of them recently detected a banking Trojan ERMAC.This program is better to uninstall.
ESET warns about the threat, noting that Trojan Ermac is capable of stealing all kinds of login data - from those to social networks, to electronic banking, ending.An unaware user may lose money in this way, because fraudsters will have his login and a slogan to the bank.
Problematyczna aplikacja to Exodus Bitcoin & Crypto Wallet - narzędzie teoretycznie służące do wysyłania, odbierania i wymieniania bitcoinów oraz innych kryptowalut.ESET reports that the main page with the description of the website prompts you to install in a smartphone with Android APK file from outside the Play Store.At the installation stage, the user is asked to grant several consents and this moment is crucial for the effectiveness of fraudsters.
Machinly agreeing to the desired rights, the user in practice allows the application to take full control over the smartphone.Although the message is clear that the program will be able to perform operations as a user and read the content of the screen earlier, the practice shows that not everyone reads such messages and some will certainly reflexively accept the requirements.
To ensure the safety of your smartphone, it is worth checking whether the described application is installed in it, and if so - remove it.If the user in the meantime has performed some operations that require login in a smartphone, it is worth taking care of changing passwords, and in the case of banking - blocking access to the account by third parties, for which it will be necessary to contact the bank.Unfortunately, it may be too late for this.
