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News India Live, Digital Desk: Your phone and if you are fond of downloading third-party apps on your Android smartphone, then this news may blow your mind. Cyber ​​security researchers have discovered a new and extremely powerful malware. ‘Perseus’ Has been detected. This malware is so dangerous that as soon as it enters your phone, it hands over complete control of it to the hackers. The worrying thing is that this malware is not easily caught by normal anti-virus and keeps stealing your personal information silently in the background.

How does Perseus turn your phone into a ‘puppet’?

Perseus malware is not an ordinary virus, rather it works like a ‘remote access trojan’ (RAT). Once it is installed on your phone, it can perform the following activities:

Monitor calls and messages: It can listen to your call records and steal bank OTP from your inbox.

Camera and microphone access: Hackers can spy on you by turning on your phone’s camera and mic without your knowledge.

Capture File Manager: Your gallery’s photos, videos and important documents are directly uploaded to the hackers’ servers.

Screen Recording: When you enter your banking app password, it steals your login details by recording the screen.

Which apps pose the greatest threat?

Investigation has found that Perseus malware often ‘Cracked Apps’ (Free versions of paid apps), adult content apps and scare fake notifications in the name of ‘system update’. Hackers hide these malware behind tempting advertisements or on unofficial websites (APK files). As soon as the user clicks on the ‘Allow’ button, the malware gets the administrative permissions of the phone.

What to do for protection? (Expert Security Tips)

To protect your smartphone from this digital attack, do these 5 things:

Just use the Google Play Store: Never download APK files from any unknown links or third-party websites.

Checking app permissions: While installing any app, see what permissions it is asking for. If a ‘calculator app’ asks for your contacts and location, know that something is wrong.

Keep Google Play Protect on: This feature scans and blocks suspicious apps coming from outside the Play Store.

Software Update: Always keep your phone’s operating system and security patches updated. Companies release updates from time to time to fight new viruses.

Distance from unknown links: Do not click on suspicious links like “free gift” or “account blocked” on WhatsApp or email.