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April 09, 2021 FlixOnline application. Google Play Check Point Research (CPR) is warning of malware on Google Play hidden in a fake application that is capable of spreading itself via users’ WhatsApp messages. If the user downloaded the fake application that is disguised as a “Netflix” app and unwittingly granted the malware the appropriate permissions, it was capable of responding to incoming messages on behalf of its victims with a link to an offer of “2 Months of Netflix Premium Free Anywhere in the World for 60 days.” Check Point says that this unique method could have enabled ...

READ MORE 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 ...