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Android Community April 8, 2021 Google Play has been making efforts to weed out the malicious apps from its platform, but hackers seem one step ahead at all times. A recent example is that of an app called FlixOnline which disguised itself as a way to access Netflix for free, but in reality, has other motives. The app’s malicious behavior has been exposed by security firm Check Point Research who revealed – the app never actually did what it promised. Rather it is loaded with a self-replicating worm, capable of spreading to other devices for phishing attacks. The modus operandi was to ...

Android Malware Using Fake App to Spread Via WhatsApp Discovered on Google Play: Check Point Research The Android app spreading the malware was downloaded from Google Play nearly 500 times over the course of two months, before it went offline. By Jagmeet Singh | Updated: 7 April 2021 19:08 IST Photo Credit: Pixabay/ andrekheren Highlights WhatsApp notifications were monitored by the malware hidden in an app Google Play pulled the FlixOnline app that contained the malware A new Android malware has been discovered that existed as an app on Google Play and is cla...

minute read Share this article: The wormable malware spread from Android to Android by sending messages offering free Netflix Premium for 60 days. Malware disguised as a Netflix app, lurking on the Google Play store, spread through WhatsApp messages, researchers have discovered. According to a Check Point Research analysis released on Wednesday, the malware masqueraded as an app called “FlixOnline,” which advertised via WhatsApp messages promising “2 Months of Netflix Premium Free Anywhere in the World for 60 days.” But once installed, the malware sets about stealing data...