You have an Android? Too bad 2.0 [update] – CDAction.pl

The first was Stagefright. In the most extreme version made it enough for someone to send MMS to Android smartphone contracted a viral infection or been taken over by a hacker. All through the videos – enough so open (in the case of MMS is normally done from a vending machine) and you’re done. Now it turns out that filmikach does not end there …

The same company that discovered a problem with cinematics, Zimperium Zlabs, just announced that the issue concerns not only movies but also music files in mp3 and mp4. For this vulnerability is present in all versions of Android 1.0 to the latest inclusive.

How to live?

The best start by checking whether the smartphone / tablet is vulnerable to attack. This can be done using free, available in the Play Store programiku Stagefright Detector shared by Zimperium INC. If your equipment is not vulnerable, you live in another, better world. What, however – if you do not Lumii or iPhone – better not adjusted because even Nexus will receive only relevant amendments on October 5.

NOTE! If the current version of the Stageright Detector shows you that you are safe on Android, it is … lying. He does it because it Zimperium INC decided not to upgrade until at least Google does not patch the holes – not to promote life hackers.

What to do if you’re unlucky and the manufacturer of your smartphone / tablet has your safety somewhere? If you want to be sure, have an android recycling and go to a safer system. If this is not out of the question, are palliatives.

1. Install anti-virus, which may not allow the opening infected files.
2. Do not go to parties for which you do not have sure that they are clean – because mp3 / mp4 player can come from any source. From friends as well.
3. Do not use public Wi-Fi hotspots, because they can drop infected files mp3 / mp4 to any page on which you go – even if you normally safe.
4. Turn off your phone the ability to use a premium numbers, receive and send messages to them. This minimizes the risk that a virus / trojan deprive you of money.
5. Do not use your Android device to do anything serious: do not run on the programs to electronic banking, do not receive SMS from the bank, do not use it for payments Contactless.
6. In general, assume that everything on it you see or hear you, see and hear the entire internet. Whether you are multimedia, e-mails, social networking sites or słitfocie – things can without any problem to become prey to hackers and land … anywhere.
7. Think about replacing equipment at safer. This should not be immediately Lumia or iPhone (though it would be best), a good solution would be a Nexus Shield (the latter only in the case of tablets) or any model for which is available CyanogenMod – it gives you at least hope for very fast (in Runner timescale) the appearance of amendments.