What harm can be caused by malware?

Malware may cause serious harm to a mobile device.

• Your device may be integrated into a network controlled by malicious individuals (s.c. botnet) and used for online offenses (DDoS attacks, spamming, etc.), increasing the load of your computer and Internet connection, undermining the Internet and computer usage experience of the lawful user, and increasing the costs of data consumption.

• Your device may be used for the theft of user’s passwords and usernames, threaten his or her online identity (e.g. in social media), jeopardizing the networks used by this user and even accessing his or her accounts in online banks and other financial institutions (PayPal, etc.).

• If the device has a SIM card, the malware may arbitrarily and secretly send premium-rate text messages or call to premium-rate or foreign numbers, causing financial loss.

We are ready to provide advice to our customers about security issues, but you are still responsible for the protection of your device against malware and other security risks.