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title: "QR codes with Trojans and phishing - Ventas de Seguridad"
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#  [ QR codes with Trojans and phishing](https://www.ventasdeseguridad.com/en/news/latest-news/434-computer-security/14969-qr-codes-with-trojans-and-phishing.html "QR codes with Trojans and phishing")

      Details     03 October 2011           Kaspersky researcher Denis Maslennikov has come across some malicious QR codes that download Trojans for mobile. QR codes are like barcodes but with another format that allows you to store more information, if you want to create one you can enter this page and do it with a couple of clicks. Since mobile phones began to read them can be found everywhere, they are a very practical way to share information such as web addresses, phones, maps, etc. It is...
... ![Códigos QR con troyanos y phishing](http://www.ventasdeseguridad.com/media/feedgator/images/9_chart.png) Kaspersky researcher Denis Maslennikov has come across some malicious QR codes that download Trojans for mobile. QR codes are like barcodes but with another format that allows you to store more information, if you want to create one you can enter this page and do it with a couple of clicks.Since mobile phones began to read them can be found everywhere, they are a very practical way to share information such as web addresses, phones, maps, etc. It is normal to find them on sites from which you can download games and applications, just pass the camera in front of the code so that the download starts directly on the cell phone.

This is precisely what cybercriminals are taking advantage of, spreading APK and JAR Trojans that infect the device and then send text messages to premium numbers that allow them to earn money.

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