Virus library
An analysis of the technologies used by cybercriminals allows us to draw conclusions about the virus industry’s possible vectors of development and more effectively confront future threats. You, too, can learn what actions various malicious programs take in infected systems and how to withstand them.
Adware.ModAd in virus library:
Adware.ModAd virus records detect specially modified versions of WhatsApp messenger for Android. In such modifications (or mods), functionality for loading target URLs in WebView is built into the code of the original app’s functions. When loaded, these links then perform redirects to other web resources (for instance, to online casino or bookmaker sites, adult sites), and the contents of the loaded sites is displayed in that same WebView.
An example of such a web address loaded in WebView: hxxp[:]//portalmod[.]xyz/prodevmem2.
Below are examples of the website content to which redirects can be made:
Adware.ModAd in virus library:
Vulnerabilities for Android
According to statistics, every fifth program for Android contains a vulnerability (or, in other words, a "loophole") that lets cybercriminals successfully introduce Trojans onto mobile devices and manipulate them into doing whatever actions they need them to.
Dr.Web Security Auditor for Android diagnoses and analyses a mobile device’s security and offers solutions to address security problems and vulnerabilities.
