Technology advances and evolves by leaps and bounds, and as a consequence all aspects and sectors related to it do so as well. Without a doubt one of the aspects that has changed the most is communication since all this development has helped not only make it easier to get in touch with other people anywhere in the world, but through all kinds of methods.
One of the most popular in recent years, and the one that grew the most during the pandemic, were video calls, a format that combines calls with video to offer a much more complete and immersive experience. There are many apps that offer this modality, highlighting WhatsApp, Zoom or Google Meet.
The latter is Google’s own, and is part of the entire company conglomerate along with Gmail, Google Maps, Drive and others, which means that We can find it on practically all mobile phones and computers in the world. As often happens, this has caught the attention of cybercriminals, and as Bleeping Computers is warning, They are taking advantage of this app to distribute malicious viruses.
This malware campaign is called ClickFix and uses fake Google Meet pages to trick users into infecting their computers or mobile phones without them realizing it. It all starts with sending a fraudulent email which It is modeled on the usual ones that Google Meet usually sends to join a video call.
This phishing email offers a link so that the user can click directly and supposedly connect to the video call. If you follow it, a pop-up window will open that alerts about an error with the webcam or microphone. If the users Click on the link that says “try solution”, the infection process begins of ClickFix on the device.
Researchers are warning that Google Meet is not the only app affected, and that others like Zoom, PDF readers, messaging applications and video games too They are always being impersonated under the pretext of video calls.
How to avoid this deception
First of all, you just need to look closely at the link that we receive to realize that it does not belong to Google Meet, and that it is another unknown app. At the same time, if you are not expecting a video call meeting, and you receive one from someone unknown, it is never advisable to accept it, and if you are expecting it, before clicking without reading, take a good look at who the sender is.
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