{"id":37586,"date":"2021-01-28T10:12:17","date_gmt":"2021-01-28T02:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/?p=37586"},"modified":"2021-01-28T10:12:17","modified_gmt":"2021-01-28T02:12:17","slug":"new-malware-virus-has-been-spreading-on-android-devices-via-whatsapp-by-auto-replying-to-all-your-messages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/37586\/new-malware-virus-has-been-spreading-on-android-devices-via-whatsapp-by-auto-replying-to-all-your-messages\/","title":{"rendered":"New MalWare Virus Has Been Spreading on Android Devices Via WhatsApp By Auto Replying To All Your Messages"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37590\" src=\"https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Android-Devices-Via-WhatsApp-By-Auto-Replying-To-All-Your-Messages.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Android-Devices-Via-WhatsApp-By-Auto-Replying-To-All-Your-Messages.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Android-Devices-Via-WhatsApp-By-Auto-Replying-To-All-Your-Messages-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Android-Devices-Via-WhatsApp-By-Auto-Replying-To-All-Your-Messages-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Android-Devices-Via-WhatsApp-By-Auto-Replying-To-All-Your-Messages-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Android-Devices-Via-WhatsApp-By-Auto-Replying-To-All-Your-Messages-1170x614.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Android-Devices-Via-WhatsApp-By-Auto-Replying-To-All-Your-Messages-585x307.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>New MalWare Virus Has Been Spreading on Android Devices Via WhatsApp By Auto Replying To All Your Messages<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37588\" src=\"https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/210126-WhatsApp-Android-Malware-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"2130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/210126-WhatsApp-Android-Malware-3.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/210126-WhatsApp-Android-Malware-3-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/210126-WhatsApp-Android-Malware-3-577x1024.jpg 577w, https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/210126-WhatsApp-Android-Malware-3-768x1363.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/210126-WhatsApp-Android-Malware-3-865x1536.jpg 865w, https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/210126-WhatsApp-Android-Malware-3-1154x2048.jpg 1154w, https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/210126-WhatsApp-Android-Malware-3-1170x2077.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/210126-WhatsApp-Android-Malware-3-585x1038.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This malware pretends it is requesting the user to install a fake files update from Huawei<\/p>\n<p>If you happen to receive a WhatsApp message with a suspicious link embedded, you shouldn&#8217;t click on it as this might be the new wormable malware which has been spreading on Android devices via WhatsApp. This malware is discovered by some security companies and according to this researcher, the malware uses WhatsApp&#8217;s quick reply feature to send messages with the malicious links as replies.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Android WhatsApp Worm | spreads via WhatsApp messages to contacts | impersonates Huawei Mobile app\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XXi29noe2NE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Where once the malware successfully hijacked your WhatsApp, it will prompt users to download and install a fake Huawei app which it will grant it permission to read notifications as well as run in the background of your devices. And in additional, it will also ask user to allow it to draw over other app.<\/p>\n<p>This malware in its current form are capable of sending automatic replies to other WhatsApp contacts. However, this could be extended to other messaging apps which support Android&#8217;s quick reply function to such as SMS, email, social media, groups chats and more. To protect yourself from such malware, always verify that the app you are downloading is made by a genuine developer and scrutinize every permission in the app before granting it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37589\" src=\"https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/210126-WhatsApp-Android-Malware-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"2119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/210126-WhatsApp-Android-Malware-4.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/210126-WhatsApp-Android-Malware-4-170x300.jpg 170w, https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/210126-WhatsApp-Android-Malware-4-580x1024.jpg 580w, https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/210126-WhatsApp-Android-Malware-4-768x1356.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/210126-WhatsApp-Android-Malware-4-870x1536.jpg 870w, https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/210126-WhatsApp-Android-Malware-4-1160x2048.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/210126-WhatsApp-Android-Malware-4-1170x2066.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/210126-WhatsApp-Android-Malware-4-585x1033.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once you have granted this malware the installation, it will start to work it&#8217;s way into your other messaging softwares<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New MalWare Virus Has Been Spreading on Android Devices Via WhatsApp By Auto Replying&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":37590,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[65],"tags":[4255],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.2 - 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