Now the security researchers of NorthBit security company which is based in Israel published an article describing the “Metaphor,” a nickname for the new loophole found in Stagefright, multimedia library of Android, which compromises any Android phone reliably. According to the security researchers of NorthBit security company, the attack works best in Google Nexus 5 devices, HTC One, LG G3 and Samsung Galaxy S5. However, the Security researchers of NorthBit security company ensure that the problem should not reach those devices which are running on the Android version 6.0 Marshmallow or higher. Security researchers of NorthBit security company developed a proof of concept and managed to create a method through which they can break down the defenses. But, right now, the malware is able to break into your device and can send the data stored on your device back to the attacker and the process can be repeated several times until your whole information acquired by the attacker, however, the whole process takes not more than 20 seconds. In early 2015, when millions of Android devices were affected, the Zimperium security company found the first flaws in Stagefright. Since then, Google has repeatedly targeted the patches for the loopholes in Stagefright. Google estimated that about 235,000 Android devices run on the Android version 5.0 and 5.1 Lollipop and about 40 million runs on the version 2.2 Froyo. The vice president of Veracode security company Chris Eng said “it is likely that Google will resolve the issue quickly. But the distribution of patches Stagefright’s has been uneven.” Chris Eng Also, adds “Repair application vulnerabilities is especially challenging for the Android community with a number of different manufacturers and operators entrusted with the responsibility of directing the repairs to the devices,” said Eng.
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