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It is the first major release after the collaboration between the Trojan apps that have no self- CentOS Project and Red Hat. CentOS 7 is built from the freely available RHEL 7 propagation mechanism, so users source code tree. The features closely resemble that of Red Hat’s latest operating don’t notice the malfunction. But system. Just like RHEL 7, it here’s a different, rather rare, mode is now powered by version of attack that Android devices are 3.10.0 of the Linux kernel, with now facing. Selfmite is a SMS a default file system. It is also worm attack. It is the second of such the first version to include a deadly viruses found in the past two management engine, systemd, months. Selfmite automatically sends dynamic firewall system called the firewalld, and the boot loader, GRUB2. SMSs to the users with their name The default Java Development Kit has also been upgraded to OpenJDK 7, and in the message. The SMS contains a the system now ships with open VMware tools and 3D graphics drivers, out-of- shortened URL which triggers users the-box. Also, like RHEL 7, this is the version of CentOS that claims to offer an in- to install a third part APK file called place upgrade path. Soon, users will be able to upgrade from CentOS 6.5 to CentOS TheSelfTimerV1.apk. The SMS 7 without reformatting their systems. says, “Dear [name], Look the Self- The CentOS team has launched a new build process, in which the entire time..” Some remote server hosts this distro is built from code hosted at the CentOS Project’s own Git repository. malware application. Users can find Source code packages (SRPMs) are created as a side effect of the build cycle, SelfTimer installed in the app drawer and will be hosted on the main CentOS download servers. of their Android devices. Disc images of CentOS 7, which include separate builds for the GnOME and KDE The Selfmite worm desktops, a live CD image and a network-installable version, are also now available. shows a pop-up to download mobogenie_122141003.apk, which Google to launch Android One smartphones with MediaTek chipset offers synchronisation between Google made an announcement Android devices and PCs. The app about its Android One program has over 50 million downloads on at the recent Google I/O 2014, Play Store, but all are through various San Francisco, California. The paid referral schemes and promotion company plans to launch devices programmes. Researchers at Adaptive powered by Android One in Mobile believe that a number of India first, with companies like Mobogenie downloads are promoted Micromax, Spice and Karbonn. through some malicious software Android One has been launched used by an unknown advertising to reduce the production costs of phones. The manufacturers mentioned earlier platform. A popular vendor of security will be able to launch US$ 100 phones based on this platform. Google will solutions in north America detected handle the software part, using Android One.