Police: Two-dimensional code or Tibetan virus

Absrtact: By plane, software, Electronic Business card now, two-dimensional code this use of Black-and-white graphics record data symbol graphics in the eyes of the Chinese people are not unfamiliar. However, the two-dimensional code in making our lives more convenient at the same time, there are some hidden worries. Recently

Flying, software, Electronic Business card ... Today, the two-dimensional code this use of Black-and-white graphics record data symbol graphics in the eyes of the Chinese people are not unfamiliar. However, the two-dimensional code in making our lives more convenient at the same time, there are some hidden worries. Recently, the Guangzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau of Information Network Safety Supervision Branch of the official micro-BO "Guangzhou Network Police" issued a message to remind the public, two-dimensional code or Tibetan virus, the user once scan with the poison two-dimensional code, will automatically send SMS by mobile phone, cheat mobile phone charges.

Police: Two-dimensional code or Tibetan virus

Guangzhou Network police in the evening the day before yesterday to release information to remind the public: "Beware of two-dimensional code or Tibetan virus." Do not see ' code ' on the brush! Network police staff also on Weibo revealed the criminals use two-dimensional code cheat Money main means. It is understood that the illegal use of most of the mobile phone terminal security level is not high enough, mobile phone platform is difficult to identify the flaws, the production of virus-containing software fraud users.

It is reported that the criminals mainly use two-dimensional code to download the way the virus spread. This type of virus disguised as mobile phone chat software, and through two-dimensional code to provide download links, the user once scanned this two-dimensional code, will automatically send text messages by mobile phones, to cheat mobile phone charges and other illegal behavior. Mobile software technology researcher Liu Sijiang said: "When people use mobile phones to scan the hidden virus in the two-dimensional code, may be directed to a malicious website, and will let you send a text message." Through this message, the other side may deduct your mobile phone charges. ”

Expert: Should install antivirus software

Yesterday afternoon, the reporter contacted senior mobile phone software expert Hongzhigang. Hongzhigang that the use of two-dimensional code to cheat mobile phone calls is entirely feasible, "theoretically, two-dimensional code itself will not carry a virus, but many virus software can be used to download two-dimensional code." However, many mobile phones are currently using an open mobile platform, if the download of such virus software, virus software can ' occupy ' mobile phone SMS send the interface, in the case of users do not know to send text messages. This kind of text message often have to deduct 1 yuan or even 10 yuan of telephone bill, the mobile phone bill is in the user is ignorant of fast loss, into the bad man's purse. ”

Hongzhigang also said that this kind of virus software is still unable to spread on the phone such a closed mobile platform, such a platform for the text messaging interface has a tight "protection", automatic blocking some software misconduct, but the open mobile phone platform is vulnerable to such software attacks.

So how do you avoid downloading these virus software through two-dimensional code? Hongzhigang says users cannot see "code" on the brush. At the same time, users have to download and update anti-virus software, and timely anti-virus.