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If you’ve been receiving weird texts lately mentioning a missed call, or a message to track a parcel when you don’t have any outstanding orders, you’re not alone.
These messages are most likely attempting to infect your device with Flubot malware.
FluBot is an Android Malware that tries to steal your banking credentials by installing itself on your device. Once installed, FluBot will display an overlay on top of a legitimate app that you use, such as your banking app. The overlays impersonate the legitimate apps and are designed to collect the victim’s online banking credentials or credit card details, which are then sent to the criminals operating FluBot.
FluBot can also access your contact list and send further infecting messages to your friends on your behalf.
Look out for texts which usually have spelling mistakes.
Don’t allow app installations outside of the official Google Play Store.
Don’t click on any links if you are not 100% sure they are legitimate.
Security researchers observed last week that a new version of the malware had Australia added to its list of target countries, and FluBot has started serving overlays for a number of Australian banking apps.
However, there are a few warning signs you can look out for:
If your device is infected, you should immediately remove the malware and change all of your passwords from a separate, not infected device.
Telstra advised users that most Android anti-malware utilities can clean out the FluBot infection. FluBot can be manually uninstalled by users, see how-to video for the process.
You can also just perform a factory reset on your device. But be warned: performing a recent backup restore to get your saved files back will most likely restore the malware.
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