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Nuevo video con virus ataca a usuarios de WhatsApp

Por: Cristian Serrano

Según Facebook, los hackers podrían tomar el control del equipo de la víctima.

WhatsApp aún ostenta el primer lugar en el podio de las aplicaciones más usadas en el mundo. Por esta razón los cibercriminales invierten sus esfuerzos en diseñar estrategias que les permita romper la seguridad de la app y así robar información de sus usuarios.

Pese a que la aplicación constantemente repara sus fallas de seguridad, la plataforma no es 100% infalible a los trucos que los hackers usan para atacar a los usuarios de la app.

Recientemente se conoció que está circulando un programa malicioso, malware, que se ha camuflado como un archivo de video, para así poder viralizarse a través de los chats que los usuarios tienen en la app.

De acuerdo con la que información que públicamente entregó Facebook, WhatsApp posee una brecha de seguridad que permite que programas maliciosos accedan a la plataforma al tomar la apariencia de un archivo MP4 diseñado para la app.

Pese a que la popular red social publicó una advertencia en su página en donde señala que sí existe esa vulnerabilidad en su servicio de mensajería instantánea, Facebook no estableció cuándo será solucionada.

Según Facebook, este malware permitiría ejecutar un código remoto en el dispositivo infectado. Por lo que es posible controlar el teléfono a distancia o espiar al usuario.

¿A qué equipos afecta este virus?

Medios especializados indican que este programa malicioso ataca a teléfonos Android con una versión de WhatsApp anterior a la actualización 2.25.3.

También infecta a los iPhone que tengan una versión de la app, que sea anterior a la 2.19.100.

¿Cómo evitar el virus?

Es recomendable verificar si posee la última versión de WhatsApp, ya sea en iOS o en Android, siempre es importante ejecutar todas las actualizaciones de la plataforma.

También es recomendable que analice con frecuencia su equipo con un programa antivirus, también es importante que sospeche de los archivos en formato video que le envían sus contactos.

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