Viber is a messaging software with versions of its app available for almost every platform including the desktop.
The spam trail starts when a user receives an email stating that they have received a new voice mail.
This leaves your entire machine vulnerable at any time.
Mobile
Android
As said above the redirections change depending upon the platform of the gadget.
Android users were at times redirected to the GO Launcher page in the Play Store.
Redirections based on platform are not limited to official app stores.
Android users who poke the link were sometimes redirected to what seems to be a blank page.
This app contains links to various adult sites.
It is to be noted that none of these 2 apps mentioned are infected in any way themselves.
At times, iOS users were also redirected to some adult sites.
Precautions
Messaging services are a common social engineering lure for attacks such as this one.
Perhaps what makes this one more plausible than others is that Viber does have a desktop client.
We advise users to be cautious when opening emails.
Emails can be easily spoofed by spammers and other cyber criminals.
Clicking links in emails should be avoided as much as possible.
Resource :TrendLabs
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source: www.techworm.net
