Taking a plane, downloading software, and making an electronic business card ... Nowadays, two-dimensional codes, symbolic graphics that use black and white graphics to record data, are no stranger to Chinese people. However, while QR codes make our lives more convenient, there are also some hidden worries. Recently, the official microblog "Guangzhou Internet Police" of the Public Information Network Security Supervision Bureau of the Guangzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau issued a message to remind citizens that QR codes or hidden viruses will be automatically sent by mobile phones once users scan the QR codes with viruses. SMS, cheat mobile phone bills.
Police: QR code or hidden virus
In the evening before yesterday, the Guangzhou Internet Police issued a message to remind the public: "Be careful of QR codes or hide viruses. Don't swipe if you don't see the 'code'!" Internet police staff also revealed on Weibo that criminals use QR codes to defraud money means. It is understood that criminals make use of the security level of most mobile phone terminals is not high enough, and the mobile phone platform is difficult to identify the flaws, making virus-containing software to deceive users' phone bills.
It is reported that criminals mainly use two-dimensional code download to spread the virus. This kind of virus is disguised as a mobile chat software and provides a download link through a QR code. Once the user scans the QR code, the mobile phone will automatically send a text message to defraud mobile phone charges and other illegal acts. Liu Sijiang, a mobile software technology developer, said: "When a citizen scans a QR code with a virus on their mobile phone, they may be directed to a malicious website and will let you send a text message. Through this text message, the other party may deduct you Mobile phone bill. "
Expert: Anti-virus software should be installed
Yesterday afternoon, the reporter contacted senior mobile phone software expert Hong Zhigang. Hong Zhigang believes that using QR codes to deceive mobile phone bills is completely feasible. "In theory, QR codes themselves do not carry viruses, but many virus software can be downloaded using QR codes. However, many mobile phones currently use open On the mobile phone platform, if such virus software is downloaded, the virus software can 'dominate' the SMS sending interface of the mobile phone, and send the SMS without the user's knowledge. Such text messages are often deducted from 1 yuan or even 10 yuan. The phone bill is quickly lost when the user is ignorant and enters the pocket of the bad guy. "
Hong Zhigang also said that this type of virus software cannot currently be spread on closed mobile phone platforms such as Apple mobile phones. These platforms have strict "protection" to the SMS sending interface, which automatically prevents some software from doing bad things; but open mobile phones The platform is vulnerable to this type of software.
So, how to avoid downloading these virus software through QR code? Hong Zhigang said that users can't see the "code" and brush it. At the same time, users have to download and update anti-virus software, and timely anti-virus.
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