7 Android Apps on the Google Play Drop Malware and Opens a Backdoor to Hackers

guest · Nov 9, 2019

7 Android Apps on the Google Play Drop Malware and Opens a Backdoor to Hackers
November 9, 2019
https://gbhackers.com/seven-malicious-apps/

Researchers discovered seven malicious apps from Google play store that drops malware and adware on Android users and opens backdoor access to the attackers.
These apps installed over 11,000 Android users from Google Play.

“The dropper apps are designed to download and install APKs from a GitHub repository, essentially opening a backdoor on the device for any new application functionality to be installed.”
The App aggressively showing fullscreen video ads, outside of the app, without any user interaction and the app are capable of performing overlaying other applications to displaying the Ads anytime once the user’s Android device gets unlocked.

According to Wandera’s research, If the screen is turned off and no passcode is set up, the adware activates the ad in set intervals, turns on the screen, and plays the video ads until the user realizes and closes them.
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Wandera: Dropper apps on Google Play delivering adware hosted on GitHub

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