A security company has found a new computer virus that puts 95 consistent with cent of Android users at threat

A large security flaw defined as the “worst Android vulnerability inside the cell OS records” is back and 950 million Android smartphones and pills are at danger.

The ‘Stagefright’ computer virus, which infected phones with a media document despatched through MMS, changed into first discovered in April earlier than a number of patches were launched to guard handsets in opposition to the vulnerability.

but, the security research company that first located the flaw stated it has now determined a second wave of insects.

according to Zimperium zLabs, the brand new vulnerability uses audio and video files to advantage get entry to to handsets.

the security researchers stated humans must be wary of clicking URL hyperlinks or the use of third birthday celebration apps to open the specially crafted MP3 or MP4 documents.

“Meet ‘Stagefright 2.0’, a set of two vulnerabilities that show up when processing especially crafted MP3 audio or MP4 video files,” Zimperium wrote on its weblog. “the first vulnerability (in libutils) impacts almost each Android tool on account that version 1.zero launched in 2008.

“The vulnerability lies within the processing of metadata within the files, so merely previewing the music or video might cause the problem.”

After being notified of the trojan horse, Google announced it'd be freeing a patch in its October safety replace for Nexus smartphones.

manufacturers of different Android gadgets are predicted to also launch patches as part of their habitual enhancements.