More than 300,000 Android users have installed rogue apps from the Google Play store that eventually develop into money-stealing banking Trojans through a series of incremental updates.
But not everyone who installs these apps will be infected, explained researchers at ThreatFabric. Instead, the criminals controlling these apps are often selective about their targets, restricting malware installation to users who live in certain countries or are running desired banking apps.
The full list of these malicious apps is here, with their screen names followed by their Android package names:
– CryptoTracker — http://ow.ly/hihM50IqKBJ.cryptotracker
– Gym and Fitness Trainer — com.gym.trainer.jeux
– Master Scanner Live — com.multifuction.combine.qr
– PDF Document Scanner — http://ow.ly/lTwk50IqKBK
– PDF Document Scanner Free — http://ow.ly/2XUr50IqKBH
– PDF Document Scanner – Scan to PDF — com.xaviermuches.docscannerpro2
– Protection Guard — http://ow.ly/syHH50IqKBM
– QR CreatorScanner — com.ready.qrscanner.mix
– QR Scanner — com.qr.barqr.scangen
– QR Scanner 2021 — com.qr.code.generate
– Two Factor Authenticator — com.flowdivison
You should also install and run one of the best Android antivirus apps, although to be fair, these rogue apps have done a pretty good job of evading antivirus programs because they seem perfectly benign at first.
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