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minute read Share this article: A never-before-seen malware-dropper, Clast82, fetches the AlienBot and MRAT malware in a savvy Google Play campaign aimed at Android users. A malware dropper that paves the way for attackers to remotely steal data from Android phones has been spreading via nine malicious apps on the official Google Play store, according to researchers. The malware is part of a campaign aimed at lifting victims’ financial information, but which also allows eventual ...

The supply chain attack is a new technique — buying applications, along with their software base, and then pushing out updates with malicious code — that will likely grow in popularity among cybercriminals, says Nathan Collier, senior malware intelligence analyst at Malwarebytes. "Now that this has been done, I can definitely see it happening more in the future," he says. "Honestly, for malware developers its kind of genius that they can just do this — let someone else build something, ha...

Forum discussion: A problem that continues is when an app changes, just enough, but not enough that it gets flagged at the app store (or flagged during on-phone updates). The other problem is when an app changes owners (and changes permissions) and is not disclosed v

We have reported about a previously “trusted” barcode scanner that has suddenly become a malware carrier after an update. Unfortunately, though, the original Barcode Scanner, developed by ZXing has apparently been mistaken for that app and is now receiving a lot of 1-star reviews. While there are those defending the app by giving 5-star reviews […]

Google Play Store malware: Barcode Scanner app with 10+ million installs becomes malware after December 2020 update Photo credit: mohamed_hassan / Pixabay Thursday, February 11, 2021 10:31 AM UTC Smartphone users are usually less suspicious of mobile apps that have millions of installs. Unfortunately, it was recently discovered that a very popular barcode scanning app with more than 10 million downloads eventually became malware....

People have been review-bombing the wrong Barcode Scanner app This week, it was uncovered that a Google Play Pass app with over 10 million installs turned into malware and distributed pesky popup advertisements. Google already long removed this app from the Play Store, but due to its generic name — "Barcode Scanner" — the original, legitimate Barcode Scanner app bearing the same name found itself caught in the crossfire and received numerous unwarranted 1-star ratings accusing it of being ...

Barcode Scanner Play Pass App Turns Malicious After Recent Update, Removed From Play Store Barcode Scanner had over 10 million installs on Google Play store before being removed. By Tasneem Akolawala | Updated: 9 February 2021 14:12 IST Photo Credit: Malwarebytes Highlights Barcode Scanner has been listed on Play store for years It is reported to have been a part of the Google Play Pass program Barcode Scanner, an app available on Google Play store for many yea...

Popular Android app with 10 million installs turned into adware. Digital security experts at MalwareBytes have discovered a popular adware app

According to a new report, popular Android app Barcode Scanner has been removed from the Google Play Store after it was outed as malware.

It's 2021, and people are still infecting their smartphones with malware while trying to scan QR codes on the regular - unless they're Samsung customers. - SamMobile