MonitorMinor, the outstanding stalkerware can track Gmail, WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook

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MonitorMinor, the outstanding stalkerware can track Gmail, WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook
March 18, 2020
https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/99730/malware/monitorminor-super-stalkerware.html

Stalkerware is commercial monitoring software or spyware that is used for stalking, it is usually used to secretly spy on family members or colleagues.
According to the experts, MonitorMinor is more powerful than all existing software of its family.

MonitorMinor outstands because it also allows spying on other communication channels such as instant messaging applications.
The sample we found (assigned the verdict Monitor.AndroidOS.MonitorMinor.c) is a rare piece of stalkerware that can do this.

“In a “clean” Android operating system, direct communication between apps is prevented by the sandbox, so stalkerware cannot simply turn up and gain access to, say, WhatsApp messages. This access model is called DAC (Discretionary Access Control).” reads the report published by Kaspersky.
“The situation changes if a SuperUser-type app (SU utility) is installed, which grants root access to the system.” “It is the presence of this utility that the creators of MonitorMinor are counting on.”
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The malware also implements a keylogger through this API, it also allows operators to monitor the clipboard and forwards the contents.
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Kaspersky:
MonitorMinor: vicious stalkerware
The dangers of MonitorMinor stalkerware

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