Agent Smith Malware In India – Free PDF Download

AGENT SMITH MALWARE

• Agent Smith is a fictional character and the primary antagonist in The Matrix franchise.

AGENT SMITH MALWARE

• The malware, which derives its name from the cult trilogy The Matrix, is currently being tracked by cyber crime agencies across the world.
• Recently, the Maharashtra Cyber department issued an advisory cautioning users against the malware, which can silently embed itself into any cell phone.

WHAT IS MALWARE?

• The term malware is a contraction of malicious software. Put simply, malware is any piece of software that was written with the intent of damaging devices, stealing data, and generally causing a mess. Viruses, Trojans, spyware, and ransomware are among the different kinds of malware.

 WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN VIRUS AND MALWARE?

• A virus is just one type of malware, but the term is more widely used by the public.
• Virus: As discussed, Virus is a specific type of malware by itself. It is a contagious piece of code that infects the other software on the host system and spreads itself once it is run. It is mostly known to spread when software is shared between computers. This acts more like a parasite.

AGENT SMITH MALWARE

NOTES

• Agent Smith is believed to have infected over 25 million devices so far.
• First noticed early this year, the malware can replace apps on android phones with malicious versions without the user’s knowledge.
• According to investigations conducted by several agencies so far, around 59% of those affected by Agent Smith are Indians.
• Other countries where significant infection was recorded include the United States, the United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Bangladesh and Pakistan.

 NOTES

• Agent Smith is embedded in apps available on Google Playstore, mostly connected to gaming, image editing or adult entertainment.
• Once a user downloads the app, the malware gets active, looking for other apps that it can take over. Its ability to impersonate apps, as well as the fact that its icon is not visible on the user’s screen, makes it next to impossible to detect

ADVISE

• Users are advised against downloading third party apps to avoid falling prey to Agent Smith and to keep updating their operating system. Also, if one sees the signs of their device being infected, they should immediately do a factory reset

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