New Android malware has been found with a full range of spying capabilities

Recently, some researchers have detected a new Android malware, which is able to take control of the user’s devices, finds sensitive information, and leak the user’s information as well as sends it to attacker-controlled servers.

What is Malware?

Malware is malicious software that refers to viruses, worms, Trojan viruses, spyware, and ransomware, which is intentionally designed to infiltrate your device without your knowledge.

Where does it found?

The app disguised as a system update and must be downloaded from any third-party app store along with any application. According to the security firm Zimperium, whose researchers discovered this malicious app said, “once the victim installs a malicious app, the malware communicates with the operator’s Firebase server, used to remotely control the device.”

It is really hard to find out this malicious software. It is able to prevent detection by hiding itself from the user’s menu.

What do they do?

These malicious programs can perform a variety of functions such as stealing, data leakage, encrypting, or deleting sensitive data, altering or hijacking, and more listed below:

• Steal messages, contact information, and device details
• Record calls and audio on your device using the device microphone
• It is able to access your device camera and files
• Tracks your location
• Can copy your document information
• Inspecting the bookmark and search history from Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Samsung Internet Browser
• Searching for files with specific extensions (including .pdf, .doc, .docx, and .xls, .xlsx)
• Inspecting the clipboard data
• Inspecting the content of the notifications
• Exfiltrating device information (e.g., installed applications, device name, storage stats)
• Concealing its presence by hiding the icon from the device’s drawer/menu

How can you prevent it?

• Users are requested not to install apps from outside of the app store or any third-party application.
• Use Google’s Play Store, it is generally a more trustworthy place to get apps.

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