Specialists in computer security, "Kaspersky Lab" report about the discovery of a new threat to users of the Android operating system. Found the virus can disguise themselves as the official app store Google Play and the app payment system Google Wallet. The purpose of "masking" is simple: to quietly steal the user's Bank card details.

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Specialists in computer security, "Kaspersky Lab" report about the discovery of a new threat to users of the Android operating system. Found the virus can disguise themselves as the official app store Google Play and the app payment system Google Wallet. The purpose of "masking" is simple: to quietly steal the user's Bank card details.

the Authors of the Trojan recreated not only the original paying customer of Google Wallet, but used by many online services the binding mechanism of Bank cards. Malicious mobile code via SMS-spam with a proposal to install Google Play update, and after the first run asks for administrator rights. If the user is on this simple trick, the Trojan displays a window with the requirement of entering your credit card details supposedly to authorize in the system Google Wallet.

the Vast majority of attempts of infection registered in Russia. In second place with a considerable margin are the USA, followed by Europe and Asia.