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Joker Malware Apps Once Again Bypass Google’s Security to Spread through Play Store

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Jul 9, 2020 #spread, #store
Joker Malware Apps Once Again Bypass Google’s Security to Spread through Play Store

Joker android mobile virus

Cybersecurity scientists took the wraps off yet another circumstances of Android malware hidden under the guise of genuine applications to stealthily subscribe unsuspecting users for premium services without their understanding.

In a report published by Check Point research study today, the malware– infamously called Joker (or Bread)– has found another trick to bypass Google’s Play Shop securities: obfuscate the malicious DEX executable inside the application as Base64 encoded strings, which are then decoded and filled on the compromised gadget.

Following accountable disclosure by Examine Point scientists, the 11 apps ( list and hashes here) in concern were gotten rid of by Google from the Play Store on April 30, 2020.

” The Joker malware is difficult to find, despite Google’s investment in adding Play Shop protections,” stated Inspect Point’s Aviran Hazum, who determined the brand-new modus operandi of Joker malware. “Although Google removed the destructive apps from the Play Store, we can totally expect Joker to adjust again.”

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