Android viruses are rare, but they exist. It seems that malware might make its way into our phones and tablets. A virus is something that computer owners and Android users have to worry about, right? There are virus developers who stepped up their own game and started targeting the audience. We also know that there are some anti-virus tools available online, but very few provide complete protection for your mobile devices. Recently, a new virus spread in a market called as ‘CopyCat Malware.' Let’s see how it works and how it has spread its fear among Android users.
CopyCat is a fully developed malware which attempts to root a user’s device to gain full control over your handset. There is a campaign for ‘CopyCat’ going which infected more than 14 million of Android devices. The hackers earned over $1.5 million within two months. The Check Point researchers have found that in the US, more than 280,000 Android handsets attacked. This CopyCat malware can inject code into operating system’s Zygote app. It launches the CopyCat process by carrying out various activities.
This malware uses two campaigns to abuse the Zygote process and steal the revenue. It displays the fraud, pop-up ads on the user’s screen and takes the application credits. CopyCat directly installs fraud apps onto your device. Check Point has explained that the advertisers paid for displaying ads which lead installation at certain apps. Google had been tracking the CopyCat malware for the last two years and has updated the play store to block CopyCat malware. Currently, there is no evidence that Google Play distributed CopyCat.
The apps come with malware installed when the third party app store download it. As soon as the device restarts after the downloads complete, the malware activates. When the device reboots, CopyCat malware will start to root the device to gain admin privileges. After your Android device has rooted, the malware installs a component in the system’s directory, and this makes it impossible to remove a virus from it.
Finally, the malware reaches to Zygote which is a core Android process for downloading and installing apps. As soon as Zygote is infected, CopyCat gets admin rights and subsequently install fake apps on the infected devices. The malware attackers would get revenue for replacing a good app’s referrer’s ID with a fake one.
There is no evidence yet, which leads to any particular culprit. But, experts believe that an ad based in China might be behind the scene. Researchers have noticed that this malware refrains from targeting the Chinese device. What could be the reason of avoiding the investigation made by, local law enforcement? However, we are not sure yet, and the mystery is still on.
If you’re an Android user, then there have been instances when you have faced trouble due to virus affected or lose data accidentally. Most people create a backup of their devices so whenever they lost files than with restoring it is possible to retrieve back. Here, we have TunesGo app which is one of the best tools to backup & restores app.
Easily and flexibly backup your Android files on computer
Below we have the full guide on how quickly you can take backup of your Android devices with the help of TunesGo.
Step 1 Install the wondershare TunesGo and Connect your Android phone to it using the USB cable.
Step 2 Click on Toolbox, and select the Backup & Restore section. Now choose a Backup Device to have the backup of its important files on your device.
Step 3 Now, select content to backup, as by default all the data on your device display selected.
Step 4 Select the new path you want to have a backup
Step 5 Now, click on Backup to complete the process. To open the backed up files, select ‘open backup files.’ Whenever you suffer from data loss at this time, you can quickly retrieve the backup files and get back your data easily.
We hope our article was able to resolve your problem and help you in creating the backup for your Android devices. Choose the method that best fits you. If you haven’t tried yet, download now and share with your friends to help them too.
Jul 14,2017 17:33 pm / Posted by Christine Smith to Android Tips