Haken Malware Family Infests Google Play Store

guest · Feb 21, 2020

Haken Malware Family Infests Google Play Store
February 21, 2020
https://threatpost.com/haken-malware-family-infests-google-play-store/153091/

Researchers have caught eight malicious Android apps in the official Google Play app store marketplace distributing a new malware family. The “Haken” malware exfiltrates sensitive data from victims and covertly signs them up for expensive premium subscription services.

The eight apps in question, which have since been removed, had collectively been downloaded 50,000 times. The apps were mostly camera utilities and children’s games, including “Kids Coloring,” “Compass,” “qrcode,” “Fruits coloring book,” “soccer coloring book,” “fruit jump tower,” “ball number shooter” and “Inongdan.” The apps legitimately function as advertised – but in the background covertly perform an array of malicious functions.

“Haken has shown clicking capabilities while staying under the radar of Google Play,” said researchers with Check Point Research, in an analysis on Friday.
The downloaded Haken malware is what researchers call “clicker” malware, meaning that it mimics the user and clicks on anything that appears on the device’s screen.
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After reporting the threat to Google, all of the affected applications were removed from Google Play, researchers said.
When downloading apps, researchers warn that users should always be wary and check the apps’ reviews.
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Check Point Research: Android App Fraud – Haken Clicker and Joker Premium Dialer

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