Detect 'exclusive' applications that look through clothes

Symantec's Security Response department recently discovered a malicious application called Android.Uracto, to trick people into being able to see through clothing.

This application sends spam messages to phone numbers stored in a mobile device's phonebook. The recipient will easily be fooled because this spam message invites them to download an application from someone they know instead of being sent from a stranger.

The web page that links in that message redirects the user (shown as shown below) will introduce an application called ' Infrared X-Ray', which allows users to see pierce other people's clothes when they look through the device's camera and of course it also allows them to take pictures again.

The see-through application does not work, but when operating the application, details of the contact information stored in the device's contacts will be uploaded to a predetermined server.

Symantec conducted further research and found that there were 10 similar applications developed by the same scam group. Domain name servers of phishing websites are located in Singapore and in Georgia, USA.

Symantec recommends that users be careful not to click on links in SMS messages or emails that do not know the sender, or in suspicious messages sent from acquaintances. In addition, you should only download applications from reputable providers. To avoid such threats, users can install security applications such as Norton Mobile Security or Symantec Mobile Security.