The biggest danger bell for devices running on Android operating system are viruses or malware, because through these, hackers can easily gain access to the device and obtain many types of data along with banking and personal information of the users. Are. The latest report has once again raised questions on the security of Android devices, as it has been told that Guerrilla virus is affecting Android devices and stealing users’ data. According to cyber security research firm Trend Micro According to the latest report from (via Ars Technica), the investigation conducted by the firm on 50 different Android device models has revealed that 8.9 million (89 lakh) Android devices are infected with malicious software. Another cyber security firm, Sophos Has named the identified application as Guerrilla. The firm closely examined the guerrilla app and found that it is included in the infrastructure of 15 different apps present in the Google Play Store. This is definitely worrisome, as the virus can easily steal device data. This virus pushes an “update notification” to the phone, which is actually just a way to get into that application. After this, it keeps downloading harmful software on the user’s phone in the name of updates. The downloaded software affects many parts of the phone, including its battery life and performance. The report says that the advertisements that users receive in phones infected with the Guerrilla virus are often useless and can be classified as pornographic content. The virus has currently most affected smartphones in America, Mexico, Indonesia, Thailand and Russia. At present, the reports of both the firms have not mentioned the names of the mobile phone brands or applications in which guerrilla applications are present.
