About us ESET: Latin America responsible for developing the famous antivirus, announcement that there is a virus called Boxer that could affect Android terminals.
Apparently the virus circulates on Google Play in 22 applications, infecting users who download them. The method in which it works boxer virus that was discovered thanks to technology de ESET is:
When downloaded from Google Play through an application (only the infected ones obviously), the virus secretly send an authorization to subscribe to Premium accounts and receive paid messages without the true consent of the user.
Among the 63 countries that the virus is affecting are Argentina, Mexico, Peru and Venezuela.
To avoid being affected by this or others virus, It is always advisable to verify the origin of the applications and make sure to read the Terms and Conditions of use, where they inform what privileges we give the App over our Android.