A new trojan-type malware was recently discovered in 11 apps available on the Google Play Store, the official store of apps for Android devices. These apps, which disguise themselves as legitimate programs, have been downloaded over 620,000 times by users. All care is little!
According to cybersecurity expert Kaspersky, Fleckpe malware is capable of subscribing users to premium services without their knowledge.
see more
Google develops AI tool to help journalists in…
Unopened original 2007 iPhone sells for nearly $200,000; know...
This means that the cybercriminals behind the malware receive a percentage of the fees generated by paid subscriptions. In cases where the services are owned by the criminals themselves, they keep the full subscription fee.
According to data provided by the company specializing in digital security, Fleckpe malware has been active since 2022, however, its discovery only occurred this year.
The main victims of this malware come from Malaysia, Poland, Thailand, Indonesia and Singapore.
Isolated cases in these countries may not have gained the spotlight, but users from different parts of the world were also affected.
This wide distribution of countries in relation to the problem demonstrates that the scope is beyond what experts can predict, as it is a huge virtual threat.
Don't know how to prevent yourself? Avoid downloading any of these applications to your cell phone, if you have done so, delete them immediately!
THESE apps should not be on your phone
- Photo Effect Editor (com.picture.pictureframe);
- Beauty Camera Plus (com.beauty.camera.plus.photoeditor);
- Beauty Photo Camera (com.apps.camera.photos);
- Beauty Slimming Photo Editor (com.beauty.slimming.pro);
- Fingertip Graffiti (com.draw.graffiti);
- GIF Camera Editor (com.gif.camera.editor);
- HD 4K Wallpaper (com.hd.h4ks.wallpaper);
- Microclip Video Editor (com.microclip.vodeoeditor);
- Night Mode Camera Pro (com.urox.opixe.nightcamreapro);
- Photo Camera Editor (com.toolbox.photoeditor);
- Impressionism Pro Camera (com.impressionism.prozs.app).
When announcing the apps, the cybersecurity company reported that they were all deleted from the Google Store, but there are apps that are still being investigated.
The best thing to do, therefore, is just download the app that is essential and check the platform creator.
Lover of movies and series and everything that involves cinema. An active curious on the networks, always connected to information about the web.