AUSSIES BEING INUNDATED WITH SPAM CALLS AND MESSAGES
Android malware called "FluBot" is infecting phones across Australia and clogging up our text and voicemail banks.

FluBot is installed on Android devices by clicking a malicious link sent in a text message.

Once it is installed, it has access to everything on your device, including bank details and passwords.

FluBot then uses your contact list to bombard your friends with similar scam links.

These direct you to a web page posing as a trusted brand and encourages you to download an app.

The scam only affects Android users and only those who have enabled "side-loading", where apps can be installed from outside of the Google Play Store.

If you do not click text message links then you will not be affected.

To learn if your phone is infected, search for a new app called "Voicemail" with a blue cassette in a yellow envelope.

If you attempt to uninstall this app, an error message will pop up – ignore it and delete the app.

Telstra may also contact members it identifies as sending exceptionally high volumes of text messages.

Changing your passwords on a device you don’t believe has the malware will greatly enhance your security.

A factory reset can also be done if you do not believe your phone contained FluBot before your last backup.