The discovery comes from the researchers at Kaspersky Lab, that have identified the presence of a new Android malware named Switcher; the malware, according to what is learned, would be able to take control of your wi-fi router to which you connect the device and reroute the navigation to malicious sites. The mechanism is activated through the change of the Dns. In order to increase the spread, the researchers said, the hackers are doing the hiring to malware in the form of two Android apps, one of which is the imitation of the chinese search engine Baidu, and the other that stands for the search passwords for public wi-fi networks.
If the malware, they explain, are unable to locate the right credentials, go to the settings page of the router and change the address of the default DNS server the legitimate with the malicious one. Although for now the danger is bordered to the chinese territory, is never too much caution, and, therefore, the researchers of the Kaspersky give any advice to defend yourself:
1. Apply the correct settings to the router. First of all, change the default password with a more complex one.
2. Do not install suspicious applications only from official app stores.
3. Use a powerful anti-virus on all devices in use in order to have the maximum security.
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