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Describing the threat these malicious pieces of software pose Check Point said: The AlienBot malware family is a Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) for Android devices that allows a remote attacker, at a first step, to inject malicious code into legitimate financial applications. The attacker obtains access to victims’ accounts, and eventually completely controls their device. Upon taking control of a device, the attacker has the ability to control certain functions just as if he was holding the device physically .
The dangerous financial malware was found on harmless-looking apps such as Pacific VPN, Cake CPN, BeatPlayer, QRecorder, QR/Barcode Scanner Max.
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It take full control of mobile phone.
Google removed the apps from the Play store.
New Delhi: Security research firm Check Point in its research has discovered a new dropper being spread via 9 malicious Android apps on the official Google Play store.
The malware family allows the attacker to obtain access to victims’ financial accounts and take full control of their mobile phone. Google has meanwhile removed the apps from the Play store after being notified by Check Point Software. The dropper, dubbed Clast82, has the ability to avoid detection by Google Play Protect, complete the evaluation period successfully, and change the payload dropped from a non-malicious payload to the AlienBot Banker and MRAT, the Check Point blog said.
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If you are an Android smartphone user, you should be aware of an important new security alert. Recently, eight android apps have been discovered that are potentially dangerous. These applications have the ability to access all the banking details from your device. These apps are so harmful that they can even overcome the two-factor verification process. If these apps are installed on your Android device, they need to get removed right away. For further assurance, users are advised to investigate their bank accounts for any unusual behavior.
Security researchers at CheckPoint alerts about the hacker’s scheme of trapping all the bank details of the users. According to the researchers bad actors are more advanced than the Google s Play Store security protocols. Play Store faces a hard time preventing hackers from invading their app’s privacy. This time, Google Play Store has been severely hampered and hackers have plotted a simpler way to destroy the apps which is even more danger