Malware found in popular apps with over 100 million downloads on Google Play


by geralt

We often hear that “it ’s dangerous to install an app from an unofficial store” using a smartphone, but just because it ’s an “official store” does n’t mean it ’s safe. According to the Kaspersky Lab, malware was included in the popular app ' CamScanner ' that was downloaded over 100 million times on Google Play. Already reported to Google Play and the problematic version has already been removed.

Scanner app “CamScanner” with over 100 million downloads on Google Play transformed into a malicious app | Kaspersky Lab official blog
https://blog.kaspersky.co.jp/camscanner-malicious-android-app/23979/

An advertising dropper in Google Play | Securelist
https://securelist.com/dropper-in-google-play/92496/



“CamScanner” is an application with an optical character recognition (OCR) function that allows you to create PDF files on your smartphone. The app itself had no particular problems and could be used normally, but in a recent version, an ad library containing a downloader type `` Trojan horse '' that downloads and drops another malicious module was entered It was in a state.

According to the Kaspersky Lab, apps that include this kind of advertising library are often pre-installed on smartphones made in China, and were introduced through partnerships between app developers and malicious advertisers. Shows the view.

When the Kaspersky Lab reported to Google, the app was immediately removed from Google Play and the latest update removed the ad library in question. However, as a result of actual confirmation in the environment at hand, the latest update date on Google Play is 2014, so there is a possibility that the old version is still delivered, so please do not use it unintentionally.

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