Come the New Year holiday and as usual many types of malware emerge, seeking to take advantage of users, we can define malware or malicious software such as any code or software which aims to infiltrate or damage a computer without the consent its owner .-
The way in which this malicious software is very wide spread, being their main means of e-mails but can also by other media such as USB storage devices, Memory Stick, P2P networks, False Videos, End Digital Cards Christmas New Year and the latter being the more used to these Dates festive, Etc. -
Remember that not only the home PC are vectors of attack, and now joined the SmartPhones, platforms much easier to be potential victims and a very low number with antivirus software. The method of attack on these platforms are usually by e-mails but do not rule out the use of SMS or MMS. In this technology the most affected OS Android as this is found in more than 50% of the SmartPhone and the Android malware increased 470% more than in 2012 .-
How to protect yourself is the same as we always recommend from Mkit Argentina:
- Having an antivirus software installed, updated and configured .-
- Having configured a Firewall .-
- Do not use users with Administrator or root .-
- Do not open attachments that arrive by e-mail that request, beyond which is a known contact .-
- Do not open links or videos with flashy messages .-
- Reading the browser’s status bar before tightening any redirection.-
SmartPhone and tables:
- Antivirus software have .-
- Required control device access and view comments APK files (Android package) although these are downloaded from the Android Market .-
Cristian Rivero Amicelli
