
Just make sure that you download from members with great reputations to minimize exposure. Forums like the ones on XDA Developers are also good places to visit. If you're stubborn and insist on downloading non-official apps, there are sites like APKMirror that verify third-party apps before they publish them for downloading. If you see a link for a modded Pokémon GO that lets you magically jog around your block several times while you're sitting down, resist temptation and close it immediately!
AVG VS AVAST VS COMODO 2016 HOW TO
How to Protect YourselfĪs this malware's primary mode of transmission is through infected third-party apps, the best way to protect yourself from Tordow is to completely steer clear of applications that aren't hosted on the Google Play Store.

Simply doing a hard reset on the device won't work. The only effective way to rid yourself of Tordow is flash a stock firmware into your device. Once downloaded, the malware spreads to every nook and cranny of the host device's system and files. It is extremely difficult to remove Tordow 2.0 due to its ability to root. Comodo explains:Īlthough the majority of victims have been in Russia, successful hacker techniques usually migrate to other parts of the globe.

As of now, the malware has been largely isolated to Russia, but cybersecurity experts are keeping an extremely close tab on Tordow and its movements. Tordow 2.0, in short, is capable of doing almost anything it wants to do on your phone.
AVG VS AVAST VS COMODO 2016 UPDATE
Security firm Comodo reports that "Tordow," a banking Trojan first uncovered in September 2016, received a massive update this December.

A scary piece of malware just got a lot more terrifying this week.
