malware dons several cloaks, but the latest one to stay wary of is called BingoMod, and Bleeping Computer found a report from researchers at cybersec firm Cleafy saying it uses a technique called smishing to attack devices

cleafy.com/cleafy-labs/bingomo

Security scans can't detect BingoMod reliably

Avoid smishing by never clicking links from unverified source - Smishing, or SMS phishing delivers a malware-laced weblink to the unsuspecting victim's device, which in this case installs the BingoMod app (version 1.5.1) under a false identity, usually spoofing the app name and icon for mobile security tools like AVG AntiVirus & Security.

bleepingcomputer.com/news/secu

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Install and use URL check app as your default browser

counter.social/@ecksmc/1126370

With the VirusTotal module enabled you can check URLs, read the report without actually visiting VirusTotal site, before actually opening them

Or any URL you think might be dodgy try copying it then paste it into VirusTotal

virustotal.com/gui/home/url

will check the URL itself - there is also a file upload option for files you wanna check

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