The "obsessive-compulsive Avatar" is red, and you need to guard against virus intrusion

Recently, a group of "obsessive-compulsive profile pictures" quickly gained popularity on the Internet, with a rapid increase in downloads. However, some malicious promotion Trojans are also quietly packaged into avatar resources to trick users into clicking and downloading them. Users are also faced with many security risks while enjoying great fun. According to security experts of mobile apps with encryption, events that suddenly become red on social networks often become "wedding dresses" for criminals to craft and spread malware ".

Virus Malicious spread by "obsessive-compulsive Avatar"

The design of "obsessive-compulsive Avatar" is very simple, that is, adding a digital badge in the upper right corner of some cartoon portraits, people seem to have unread information, can not help but want to open a look. Because the style of painting is cute, it contains many classic cartoon characters, and at the same time, it can attract friends and burst into red on the Internet, it is quite similar to the popularity of headers such as the "neck Avatar" and "face cute" that were once popular.

Chen Shaohua, a doctor of communication at Dalian Jiaotong University, said that in recent years, as smartphones have gradually moved from PCs to mobile phones, the purpose of making cell phone viruses has shifted from damages to direct profits, at present, most of them are mobile phone viruses that involve profit-making, such as charges, malicious fee deduction, and fraud. After mobile phone viruses are infected, viruses may steal user privacy information, including text messages, address books, accounts, passwords, and other private information, causing huge losses to users. Second, after virus infection, mobile phones will continuously send junk information to their communication networks through QQ, text messages, and other software, which may also cause user problems and cause congestion of communication network information. Click for details

The "obsessive-compulsive Avatar" is red, and you need to guard against virus intrusion